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Tour de Eat

June 6th, 2012

Welcome to Winter! Yes it’s that time of the year when can shove the bathers, shorts and the summer clothes into the bottom drawer and not worry about them for at least few months. We also don’t have to worry about fake tans, that little bit of bulge on the waistline and having to eat

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Focus Climb – Hautacam

The Hautacam climb is a beautiful 17km climb that starts from the Vallées des Gaves at the village of Ayros-Arbouix. Classified as HC climb, this climb will challenge the best of cyclists. The road is very quiet which is perfect for cyclists and on the way up the postcard scenery will take your mind off some of the punchy 11% switchback gradients.
This climb is very similar Mt Buller in Victoria Australia yet the prize at the top is so much better with a panoramic view of the Argelés Valley. For those who are keen for more there's the option to climb the extra 2 km to the summit of Col de Tramassel.

Hautacam/Tramassel – The Stats

TOTAL LENGTH - 20km (from Boô- Silhen)

AVERAGE GRADIENT - 6.8%

MAXIMUM GRADIENT - 11%

HEIGHT TOP - 1617m

ELEVATION GAIN - 1230m