Luz Ardiden

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Luz Ardiden.

Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées. The ski resort, which lies at a height of 1720 meters, opened on January 16, 1975. In more recent times, the road to Luz Ardiden has served as an occasional stage finish in Tour de France.

Contents 1 Details of climb 2 Tour de France 2.1 Tour de France stage finishes 3 External links

[edit] Details of climb

Starting from Luz-Saint-Sauveur (710 m.), the climb to Luz Ardiden (1720 m.) is 14.7 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1010 m. (an average of 6.9%). The maximum gradient is 10%.[1]

[edit] Tour de France

The road up to Luz Ardiden.

Plateau-de-Beille has been the finish-line for a Tour de France stage several times.

[edit] Tour de France stage finishes

Year	Stage	Start of stage	Distance (km)	Stage winner	Yellow jersey
1985	17	Toulouse	209,5	Pedro Delgado	Bernard Hinault
1987	14	Pau	166	Dag Otto Lauritzen	Charly Mottet
1988	15	Saint-Girons	187,5	Laudelino Cubino Gonzalez	Pedro Delgado
1990	16	Blagnac	215	Miguel Indurain	Claudio Chiappucci
1994	12	Lourdes	204,5	Richard Virenque	Miguel Indurain
2001	14	Tarbes	144	Roberto Laiseka	Lance Armstrong
2003	15	Bagnères de Bigorre	159,5	Lance Armstrong	Lance Armstrong

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Ski Resort
• Profile on climbbybike.com
• Profile of the climb (French)

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