Col de Marie-Blanque

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The Col de Marie- Blanque ( 1035 m) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques. He links the Vallée d' Aspe with the Vallée d' Ossau.

The nearest big cities are Pau and the pilgrimage town of Lourdes.

From the small village of West Escot increase is to pass 9.3 km long and an average of 7.7 % steep, the strongest gradient is 13%. From there you can reach the tray Benou. The pass itself and the east side of Louvie Juzon from are unspectacular.

The Col de Marie- Blanque has been thirteen times included in the Tour de France since 1978, so. During the years 2006 and 2007 in the 10th stage in the 16th stage It is usually difficult part Pyrenees stages, on the Marie Blanque mostly follows the Col d' Aubisque. 2010, the Col de Marie- Blanque will sail on the 17th stage as mountains classification of the First Category.

He is considered here as a mountain with a special audience enthusiasm. Cyril Dessel, a winner of the mountains classification at the Marie Blanque gushed from his backdrop.