Col de Peguere - TDF steepest yet?

bahzob
bahzob Posts: 2,195
edited July 2012 in Pro race
The final section of the last climb of today's stage goes up the col de peguere.

This goes up 430m in a little over 2 miles, an average of over 12%, much of it straight up a very narrow ramp.

I think that makes it the steepest climb of this years tour but wondered if its also a contender for the steepest ever in the tour (say for the sake of argument a climb has to be over a mile long to count)?

http://www.climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Col-de-P%E9gu%E8re&MountainID=6316
Martin S. Newbury RC

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    My guide breaks the averages down as:

    Km
    0–1 = 5.9%
    1–2 = 5.5%
    2–3 = 6.5%
    3–4 = 2.8%
    4–5 = 6%
    5–6 = 6.6%
    6–7 = 13% (with a maximum of 18%)
    7–8 = 12.6% (with a maximum of 16%)
    8–9 = 11%
    9–9.4 = 10.8%
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    If Wiggins lost 20 or 30 seconds to Nibali or Evans on this climb he'd catch them on the flat before the finish.

    Wednesday's stage is a different matter.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    well it turned into nothing in the end. Lets hope wednesday lives up the queen stage tag
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    Yeah it turned into a very sad stage especially with the sabotage.
    Martin S. Newbury RC

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