Col du Tourmalet 2115m.a.s.l. from Luz Saint Sauveur:
1. Directions:
How to get to Luz Saint Sauveur, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 0,1km: (723m.a.s.l.) We leave the parking lot onto the D918 road;
- 7,3km: Bareges (397m.a.s.l.) - water refill available (grocery store, food spots);
- 19km: Col du Tourmalet (2115m.a.s.l.) - main goal achieved; break spot: Restaurant du Col du Tourmalet;

The climb profile from Luz Saint Sauveur (0,1m) to Col du Tourmalet (19km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 36km: (848m.a.s.l.) Sainte-Marie-de-Campan: the best place to take a coffee or lunch break; there is a small Vival grocery store at the main crossroad (next to the café/bar) closed between 12.30 and 16; the pizzeria Au Panier Gourmand also has a break between 13.30 and 17.00; from here, we turn left onto the D935 road (there is also a connection with the downhill road from Col d'Aspin);
- 41,7km: we pass through the center of Campan (659m.a.s.l.)
- 47,8km: we pass through the center of Bagneres de Bigorre (550m.a.s.l.) - before Place Lafayette, there are four cafes to choose from;
- 50,7km Pouzac (508m.a.s.l.) - we turn left onto D26;
- 54,8km (515m.a.s.l.) at the road junction, we keep to the right, direction Neuilh - the climb to Col de la Croix Blanche begins;
- 59,4km we reach Col de la Croix Blanche (820m.a.s.l.);

The climb profile from Pouzac (52,2km) to Col de la Croix Blanche (59,4km) can be found on: climbfinder.com

- 72,4km (405m.a.s.l.) we descend through Col de Lingus and Juncalas onto the D13 road and head left;
- 72,7km (409m.a.s.l.) we enter the comfortable bike path Voie Verte des Gaves via the parking lot;
- 86,8km (474m.a.s.l.) in Pierrefitte-Nestalas we turn right onto Rue Saint Vincent;
- 87,5km Pierrefitte Nestalas (489m.a.s.l.): grocery stores and food spots;
- 87,7km we return to the starting point at the Luz Saint Sauveur parking lot via the D921 road;

- Luz Saint Sauveur climb to Col du Tourmalet presented on The Col Collective YouTube channel;
- The entire climb from Luz Saint Sauveur to Col du Tourmalet presented on Indoor Cycling Training on the Bike the World YouTube channel;
- Tour de France (2019 - stage 14) video: climb to Col du Tourmalet from Luz Saint Sauveur - on YouTube on the France tv sport channel;

Statistics regarding Col du Tourmalet can be found on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Other routes leading to Col du Tourmalet:
- from Lourdes - 100km
- from Lannemezan do Lourdes - 117km
- from Argelès Gazost - 101km
- from Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 37km

Statistics of the ascent from Luz Saint Sauveur to Col du Tourmalet:
- start at an altitude of 723m.a.s.l. (0,1km) finish at 2115m.a.s.l. (19km)
- total elevation difference: 1403m
- length of the climb: 18,9km
- average gradient: 7,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12%

Col du Tourmalet in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent from Pouzac to Col de la Croix Blanche:
- start at an altitude of 518m.a.s.l. (54,8km) finish at 820m.a.s.l. (59,4km)
- total elevation difference: 302m
- length of the climb: 4,6km
- average gradient: 6,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 14,4%

The fork in the road at Col de la Croix Blanche on Google Street View: