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The climbs
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:32
The climbs are where the contenders begin to seperate from the rest of the peloton...CWe list the climbs on the 2009 Tour de France, to be held July 4-26 (percentage of climbs defined in average gradients):Stage 7 Barcelona to Andorra-Arcalis, 224km:
Km 32 - Cote de Montserrat, 4.1 km at 3.8 percent (Category. 4)
Km 97 - Port de Solsona, 5.8 km at 4.3 (Cat. 3)
Km 127 - Col de Serra-Seca, 7.7 km at 7.1 (Cat. 1)
Km 136.5 - Port del Comte, 3.1 km at 5.3 (Cat. 3)
Km 224 - Andorra-Arcalis, 10.6 km at 7.1 (Unclassified category)
Stage 8 Andorra-la-Vieille to Saint-Girons, 176.5 km:
Km 23.5: Port d'Envalira, 23.2 km at 5.1 percent (Cat. 1)
Km 102.: Col de Port, 11.4 km at 5.5 (Cat. 2)
Km 132.5: Col d'Agnès, 12.4 km at 6 (Cat 1)
Stage 9 Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes, 160.5 km:
Km 60.5: Col
d'Aspin, 12.3 km at 6.4 percent (Cat. 1)
Km 90: Col du Tourmalet, 17.1 km at 7.4 (Unclassified category)
Stage 13 Vittel - Colmar, 200 km:
Km 46: Côte de Xertigny, 2 km at 5.3 percent (Cat. 3)
Km 105: Col de la Schlucht, 8.9 km at 4.2 (Cat. 2)
Km 138.5: Col du Platzerwasel, 8.7 km at 7.6 (Cat. 1)
Km 165.5: Col du Bannstein, 2.1 km at 5.1 (Cat. 3)
Km 179.5: Col du Firstplan, 8.4 km at 5.4 (Cat. 2)
Stage 15 Pontarlier to Verbier (Switzerland), 207.5 km
Km 8: Côte du Rafour, 3.7 km at 5.1 percent (Cat. 3)
Km 18.5: Col des Etroits, 1.5 km at 5 (Cat. 3)
Km 54: Côte de La Carriere, 6.3 km at 4.4 (Cat. 3)
Km 74: Côte de Prévonloup, 4.5 km at 4.7 (Cat. 3)
Km 135: Col des Mosses, 13.8 km at 4 (Cat. 2)
Km 207.5: Verbier, 8.8 km at 7.5 (Cat. 1)
Stage 16 Martigny (Switzerland) to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 159
km
Km 40.5: Col du Grand Saint-Bernard, 24.4 km at 6.2 percent (unclassified)
Km 128: Col de Petit Saint-Bernard, 22.6 km at 5.1 (Cat. 1)
Stage 17 Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand, 169.5 km
Km 18.0: Cormet de Roselend, 18.1 km at 5.7 percent (Cat. 1)
Km 56: Col des Saisies, 15.1 km at 6 (Cat. 1)
Km 111.5: Côte d'Araches, 6.3 km at 7 (Cat. 2)
Km 140.5: Col de Romme, 8.8 km at 8.9 (Cat. 1)
Km 154.5: Col de la Colombière, 7.5 km at 8.5 (Cat. 1)
Stage 20 Montelimar - Mont Ventoux, 167 km
Km 14: Côte de Citelle, 5.2 km at 3.9 percent (Cat. 3)
Km 65.5: Col d'Ey, 6.7 km at 4.8 (Cat. 3)
Km 87: Col de Fontaube, 4.7 km at 4.2 (Cat. 4)
Km 121.5: Col des Abeilles, 7.7 km at 4 (Cat. 3)
Km 167: Mont Ventoux, 21.1 km at 7.6 (unclassified)