Col de Spandelles virtual cycling route
France Col de Spandelles
Distance: 10.30 km
Elevation Gain: 857 m
Elevation Loss: 0 m
Difficulty: 784 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 7.14 FIETS
Avg Grade: 8.32 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 519 m
Max elevation: 1376 m
Ride Category: Epic Climb

Col de Spandelles is a relatively unknown climb in the High Pyrenees region. It runs parallel to - and is overshadowed by the Col du Soulor (which itself is overshadowed by the Aubisque!). The climb from Ferrieres is the more challenging side of the Spandelles by some distance; the gradients rarely drop below 8% and there are several significant pitches in double figures. This is a tough test, particularly if you choose to tackle it after riding the Aubisque.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 Michiel Vaal Dec 02, 2023 00:31:03 285 W 6.33 w/kg 19.92 km/h
🥈 SmP Jul 28, 2022 00:33:49 314 W 5.41 w/kg 18.29 km/h
🥉 Silvano Turati Oct 16, 2023 00:34:18 270 W 5.51 w/kg 18.03 km/h
4 Patrick Smit Jul 31, 2022 00:34:26 320 W 5.25 w/kg 17.96 km/h
5 Elton Judd Jul 24, 2022 00:35:00 378 W 5.04 w/kg 17.67 km/h
6 Tom Smeets Jul 21, 2022 00:38:22 330 W 4.52 w/kg 16.12 km/h
7 Sytze Veenstra Sep 23, 2022 00:39:38 309 W 4.41 w/kg 15.60 km/h
8 alan schmidt Jul 22, 2022 00:40:09 411 W 4.12 w/kg 15.40 km/h
9 Robert Oroloko Sep 29, 2023 00:41:03 258 W 4.30 w/kg 15.07 km/h
10 Patrick BERNARD Jan 27, 2023 00:41:10 339 W 4.08 w/kg 15.02 km/h
11 Tigo Star Jul 06, 2022 00:42:18 291 W 4.10 w/kg 14.62 km/h
12 Chris Roebuck Aug 08, 2023 00:44:20 301 W 3.86 w/kg 13.95 km/h
13 erik bruin Aug 31, 2023 00:44:33 310 W 3.83 w/kg 13.88 km/h
14 Christophe Stroobants Jul 13, 2025 00:44:44 270 W 3.86 w/kg 13.83 km/h
15 Andrew Mawby Dec 24, 2023 00:44:47 269 W 3.84 w/kg 13.81 km/h
16 gewoon Antonius Jul 21, 2022 00:44:54 292 W 3.79 w/kg 13.77 km/h
17 Emiel Keizer Jul 27, 2022 00:45:20 257 W 3.78 w/kg 13.64 km/h
18 D Speelman Oct 29, 2022 00:45:45 285 W 3.80 w/kg 13.52 km/h
19 Jacob Stang Sep 24, 2023 00:45:52 263 W 3.76 w/kg 13.48 km/h
20 Gunnar Tojren Aug 08, 2023 00:45:53 276 W 3.68 w/kg 13.48 km/h
21 bastien Mar 02, 2026 00:46:14 277 W 3.69 w/kg 13.38 km/h
22 borja larrañaga elorza Sep 27, 2022 00:47:06 247 W 3.63 w/kg 13.13 km/h
23 javier divar Sep 22, 2022 00:47:19 187 W 3.60 w/kg 13.07 km/h
24 Sytse Schut Dec 24, 2024 00:47:43 289 W 3.52 w/kg 12.96 km/h
25 Douglas Forer Nov 14, 2023 00:47:44 295 W 3.55 w/kg 12.96 km/h
26 Юрий Ермолаев Sep 20, 2023 00:47:49 251 W 3.49 w/kg 12.93 km/h
27 David Dos Santos Rodrigues Feb 04, 2023 00:48:35 220 W 3.55 w/kg 12.73 km/h
28 Roman Mospan Mar 04, 2025 00:48:41 261 W 3.48 w/kg 12.70 km/h
29 Andy Bowie Apr 14, 2023 00:48:45 224 W 3.56 w/kg 12.69 km/h
30 Karine Jones Jun 30, 2023 00:48:49 215 W 3.58 w/kg 12.67 km/h
31 Chris Aug 23, 2023 00:49:34 253 W 3.38 w/kg 12.48 km/h
32 filip degryse Aug 10, 2023 00:49:43 279 W 3.32 w/kg 12.44 km/h
33 Fabio Zanirato Aug 30, 2023 00:49:48 198 W 3.54 w/kg 12.42 km/h
34 olivier sabot Mar 06, 2023 00:50:26 269 W 3.32 w/kg 12.26 km/h
35 JJosef Kluson Oct 25, 2022 00:50:39 251 W 3.35 w/kg 12.21 km/h
36 James Spearman May 12, 2023 00:50:42 262 W 3.32 w/kg 12.20 km/h
37 Peter Kroon Aug 19, 2023 00:51:27 246 W 3.37 w/kg 12.02 km/h
38 Uros Valant Sep 17, 2022 00:51:33 233 W 3.33 w/kg 12.00 km/h
39 Jay Smith Jul 22, 2022 00:51:36 221 W 3.35 w/kg 11.99 km/h
40 Geir Skaugen Aug 08, 2023 00:51:42 274 W 3.22 w/kg 11.96 km/h
41 Jos Tusveld Aug 25, 2023 00:51:49 256 W 3.24 w/kg 11.94 km/h
42 Ian James Jan 02, 2026 00:52:09 243 W 3.24 w/kg 11.86 km/h
43 Marko Rifelj Feb 05, 2023 00:52:19 245 W 3.18 w/kg 11.82 km/h
44 Patrick Reinquin Sep 05, 2024 00:52:19 236 W 3.23 w/kg 11.82 km/h
45 philippe fadi Jan 26, 2023 00:53:14 215 W 3.21 w/kg 11.62 km/h
46 David Descamps Sep 03, 2022 00:53:17 215 W 3.21 w/kg 11.61 km/h
47 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen Aug 08, 2022 00:53:47 268 W 3.05 w/kg 11.50 km/h
48 Phil Jones Nov 11, 2022 00:53:59 234 W 3.12 w/kg 11.46 km/h
49 Tristan Kramers Aug 23, 2022 00:54:10 223 W 3.10 w/kg 11.42 km/h
50 Naze Aaq Jan 20, 2023 00:54:19 237 W 3.16 w/kg 11.39 km/h
51 Gabriel Gugiu Aug 08, 2023 00:54:21 220 W 3.14 w/kg 11.38 km/h
52 Fabrice Maisonneuve Feb 13, 2024 00:54:22 233 W 3.15 w/kg 11.38 km/h
53 Dean Hallam Jul 23, 2022 00:54:30 224 W 3.20 w/kg 11.35 km/h
54 Mark Prior Feb 14, 2023 00:55:09 235 W 3.13 w/kg 11.21 km/h
55 Indalecio Lekerika Aug 12, 2022 00:55:40 173 W 3.15 w/kg 11.11 km/h
56 Raf Van Grieken Jul 21, 2022 00:55:41 226 W 3.01 w/kg 11.11 km/h
57 Thomas Beich Nov 17, 2022 00:55:44 231 W 3.00 w/kg 11.10 km/h
58 Rene van Leeuwen Mar 09, 2023 00:55:53 247 W 2.98 w/kg 11.07 km/h
59 Bruno Paradis Sep 19, 2022 00:55:57 213 W 3.00 w/kg 11.05 km/h
60 Jan Theron Jul 26, 2022 00:56:32 210 W 3.00 w/kg 10.94 km/h
61 Elizabeth Benishin Jul 04, 2023 00:56:40 168 W 3.11 w/kg 10.91 km/h
62 Klaas de Leth Feb 17, 2024 00:56:53 198 W 3.00 w/kg 10.87 km/h
63 Frederik Vanrietvelde Aug 14, 2023 00:57:23 205 W 2.93 w/kg 10.78 km/h
64 Marc Schmerder Jul 30, 2022 00:57:30 219 W 2.88 w/kg 10.76 km/h
65 Francis Chalmers Feb 14, 2024 00:57:46 169 W 3.02 w/kg 10.71 km/h
66 Marnix van Voorbergen Feb 10, 2023 00:57:49 218 W 2.56 w/kg 10.70 km/h
67 Igor Tatarinov Jul 16, 2022 00:57:52 242 W 2.88 w/kg 10.69 km/h
68 Volker Scheid Aug 18, 2023 00:58:00 217 W 2.89 w/kg 10.66 km/h
69 Jean-Pierre Santa-Maria Nov 21, 2024 00:58:12 199 W 2.88 w/kg 10.63 km/h
70 Hendrik Thielemann Jan 31, 2026 00:58:20 223 W 2.86 w/kg 10.60 km/h
71 Ярослав Ермолаев Nov 23, 2023 00:59:52 145 W 2.90 w/kg 10.33 km/h
72 Rainer Ertl Jul 27, 2022 00:59:59 210 W 2.80 w/kg 10.31 km/h
73 Iain McDougall Jul 24, 2024 01:00:41 189 W 2.78 w/kg 10.19 km/h
74 Rik Lukey Jan 15, 2025 01:00:49 194 W 2.86 w/kg 10.17 km/h
75 James Mungall Jun 17, 2025 01:00:50 206 W 2.75 w/kg 10.17 km/h
76 femke arnouts Mar 31, 2024 01:00:54 160 W 2.86 w/kg 10.15 km/h
77 Dorus De Leeuw Jul 20, 2022 01:01:14 228 W 2.68 w/kg 10.10 km/h
78 Gavin Banks Mar 13, 2023 01:01:14 217 W 2.68 w/kg 10.10 km/h
79 Manfred Schwarz Dec 17, 2023 01:01:25 188 W 2.85 w/kg 10.07 km/h
80 J F Aug 18, 2023 01:01:30 235 W 2.67 w/kg 10.06 km/h
81 christian soulard Mar 09, 2025 01:01:52 167 W 2.74 w/kg 10.00 km/h
82 Jean-Pierre Garneau Nov 30, 2022 01:01:54 176 W 2.75 w/kg 9.99 km/h
83 Tom Eklund Dec 20, 2022 01:01:59 190 W 2.71 w/kg 9.98 km/h
84 Sylvain Marinel Dec 28, 2022 01:02:42 200 W 2.67 w/kg 9.86 km/h
85 Familie Bruin Oct 21, 2022 01:03:17 178 W 2.70 w/kg 9.77 km/h
86 Mike 8008 Oct 27, 2022 01:03:39 211 W 2.60 w/kg 9.72 km/h
87 Louis Veltmeijer Dec 03, 2023 01:04:21 171 W 2.76 w/kg 9.61 km/h
88 Hans Couvreur Aug 06, 2022 01:04:38 214 W 2.61 w/kg 9.57 km/h
89 Jean-Luc Olives Mar 09, 2025 01:05:20 175 W 2.61 w/kg 9.47 km/h
90 J Lee Wamble Dec 16, 2022 01:05:39 191 W 2.55 w/kg 9.42 km/h
91 trialbigring1 Nov 14, 2023 01:06:19 197 W 2.49 w/kg 9.33 km/h
92 Britta Koch Jan 21, 2023 01:06:32 192 W 2.56 w/kg 9.30 km/h
93 Andreas Scheurell Sep 07, 2023 01:07:31 179 W 2.45 w/kg 9.16 km/h
94 Markus Geiger Aug 07, 2023 01:08:17 189 W 2.42 w/kg 9.06 km/h
95 jack66 Dec 28, 2023 01:11:02 175 W 2.33 w/kg 8.71 km/h
96 David Kings Jul 30, 2024 01:15:11 189 W 2.22 w/kg 8.23 km/h
97 Jeff Burgess Jul 28, 2022 01:17:10 161 W 2.15 w/kg 8.01 km/h
98 Frantxoa A Sep 27, 2025 01:17:16 172 W 2.23 w/kg 8.00 km/h
99 shurtha riftcrag Jul 22, 2022 01:17:23 135 W 2.14 w/kg 7.99 km/h
100 Audrey Schmidt Jul 22, 2022 01:19:30 125 W 2.13 w/kg 7.78 km/h
101 michel delamarre Dec 02, 2022 01:19:42 167 W 2.14 w/kg 7.76 km/h
102 Dirk Fleischer Apr 26, 2025 01:19:44 205 W 2.05 w/kg 7.76 km/h
103 Greg Boyd Jul 12, 2022 01:25:36 143 W 1.91 w/kg 7.22 km/h
104 Emmanuelle Robin-Faure Dec 14, 2022 02:17:37 72 W 1.22 w/kg 4.49 km/h

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