Col du Tourmalet | Two Epic Climbs | Cycling Weekly

The Col du Tourmalet is called l’incontournable in France, the unavoidable. It’s the only way to get through this part of the High Pyrenees.
Both sides of the climb have been used a total of 87 times by the Tour de France (as of 2019), more than any other mountain pass.
It’s part of a natural line between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Pau that goes over the Col de Peyresourde, the Aspin, the Tourmalet and the Aubisque.
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[@reflectionsdetail]

I was just there about 10days ago and climbed the West side, down to la mongie and then down and climbed the Luz Ardiden. The views are very very nice too bad you had poor weather. I suggest you climb the "old" road. Go into the cafe at the top and see the 1910 bike used in the Tour

[@Lasermanprint]

classic ride, great video guys

[@jesuscruz836]

Thank you for that.

[@paulpercival5817]

Brilliant more please, you should take the old road and do a bit about the caff with the 1919 bike from the tour

[@monty2078]

Great video!

[@noahfontaine7832]

I climbed it when I was 11 😂😂

[@johnevanko3797]

I have ridden them both in 2018 the eastern side is harder in my opinion.

[@troycollett8540]

What’s the lowest gear you were running up there?

[@MegaSixpac]

What time of year did you ride and make the video?

[@jasperrenema]

Survive,lol

[@nunocosta1060]

First 😀

[@nunocosta1060]

Now that i have finished whatching this great episode i got to say...man i have to go there on my next vacations 👍🥺😁.