Col du Tourmalet

metropolitan France · France

Col du Tourmalet, France
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
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This is the highest paved road in the central French Pyrenees and a legendary climb in professional cycling. A statue near the summit honours riders who have crossed it over the decades.

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