Col de Pailheres (West side)
Savignac-les-Ormeaux, Occitanie, France
Col de Pailheres (West side)
Distance: 21.63 km
Elevation Gain: 1322 m
Elevation Loss: 68 m
Difficulty:
1055 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 8.29 FIETS
Avg Grade: 6.28 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 679 m
Max elevation: 1998 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
Located in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-west France, the Col de Pailhères joins the village of Mijanès in the east to the spa town of Ax-Les-Thermes in the west. Despite being just one of two road passes to top 2,000m in the French Pyrenées (the other being the legendary Col du Tourmalet at 2,115m) the Pailhères was a relative late comer to the world of professional cycling, appearing for the first time in the Tour de France in 2003. A popular climb for cyclo tourists crossing the mountains from coast to coast the Pailhères has a certain serenity that only increases the higher you go, and with switchback upon switchback and views that’ll leave you in complete awe it’s a far grander climb than it may otherwise have you believe.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michiel Vaal | Nov 28, 2023 | 00:58:03 | 265 W | 5.89 w/kg | 22.37 km/h |
| 🥈 | Silvano Turati | Dec 07, 2023 | 01:03:21 | 249 W | 5.08 w/kg | 20.50 km/h |
| 🥉 | sebastien rebeyrolles | Dec 13, 2023 | 01:09:25 | 296 W | 4.20 w/kg | 18.71 km/h |
| 4 | Tom Smeets | Sep 28, 2023 | 01:09:26 | 305 W | 4.18 w/kg | 18.70 km/h |
| 5 | Alan Gunner | May 30, 2023 | 01:11:35 | 272 W | 4.00 w/kg | 18.14 km/h |
| 6 | Patrick BERNARD | Sep 16, 2024 | 01:12:52 | 310 W | 3.88 w/kg | 17.82 km/h |
| 7 | Tigo Star | Oct 27, 2022 | 01:14:36 | 272 W | 3.89 w/kg | 17.41 km/h |
| 8 | Christophe Stroobants | Jun 22, 2025 | 01:15:22 | 263 W | 3.76 w/kg | 17.23 km/h |
| 9 | Jacob Stang | Oct 19, 2023 | 01:15:57 | 263 W | 3.76 w/kg | 17.10 km/h |
| 10 | D Speelman | Jun 06, 2023 | 01:20:15 | 276 W | 3.54 w/kg | 16.18 km/h |
| 11 | Andrew Mawby | Mar 09, 2024 | 01:20:54 | 246 W | 3.51 w/kg | 16.05 km/h |
| 12 | Chris | Jun 13, 2023 | 01:20:55 | 256 W | 3.42 w/kg | 16.05 km/h |
| 13 | Юрий Ермолаев | Nov 01, 2023 | 01:23:52 | 238 W | 3.31 w/kg | 15.48 km/h |
| 14 | Maarten Kroon | Dec 05, 2024 | 01:23:54 | 231 W | 3.40 w/kg | 15.48 km/h |
| 15 | Jonathan Peake | Jun 22, 2023 | 01:24:11 | 229 W | 3.32 w/kg | 15.43 km/h |
| 16 | Tristan Kramers | Jan 06, 2023 | 01:25:40 | 236 W | 3.28 w/kg | 15.16 km/h |
| 17 | Douglas Forer | Nov 01, 2023 | 01:26:35 | 268 W | 3.23 w/kg | 15.00 km/h |
| 18 | David Marcel | Dec 06, 2024 | 01:27:14 | 249 W | 3.15 w/kg | 14.89 km/h |
| 19 | erik bruin | Aug 01, 2023 | 01:27:48 | 256 W | 3.16 w/kg | 14.79 km/h |
| 20 | filip degryse | Jun 03, 2023 | 01:29:50 | 251 W | 2.99 w/kg | 14.46 km/h |
| 21 | Fabio Zanirato | May 29, 2023 | 01:29:54 | 180 W | 3.21 w/kg | 14.44 km/h |
| 22 | Gunnar Tojren | Sep 05, 2023 | 01:30:10 | 229 W | 3.05 w/kg | 14.40 km/h |
| 23 | Indalecio Lekerika | Jun 06, 2023 | 01:33:50 | 165 W | 3.11 w/kg | 13.84 km/h |
| 24 | JJosef Kluson | Jan 19, 2025 | 01:35:31 | 215 W | 2.87 w/kg | 13.60 km/h |
| 25 | jerome limosin | Nov 06, 2023 | 01:37:42 | 196 W | 2.76 w/kg | 13.29 km/h |
| 26 | Thomas Beich | Jun 01, 2023 | 01:39:42 | 210 W | 2.73 w/kg | 13.02 km/h |
| 27 | Jan Theron | Sep 16, 2023 | 01:42:37 | 188 W | 2.69 w/kg | 12.65 km/h |
| 28 | AWG | May 29, 2023 | 01:42:45 | 190 W | 2.64 w/kg | 12.64 km/h |
| 29 | Artur Chmielewski | Oct 12, 2022 | 01:49:22 | 152 W | 2.53 w/kg | 11.87 km/h |
| 30 | Manfred Schwarz | Jan 05, 2024 | 01:49:46 | 168 W | 2.55 w/kg | 11.83 km/h |
| 31 | Rainer Ertl | Oct 02, 2023 | 01:50:22 | 183 W | 2.44 w/kg | 11.77 km/h |
| 32 | Gabriel Gugiu | Sep 30, 2023 | 01:51:01 | 172 W | 2.46 w/kg | 11.70 km/h |
| 33 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Jul 19, 2023 | 01:53:48 | 204 W | 2.32 w/kg | 11.41 km/h |
| 34 | Tom Eklund | Nov 14, 2023 | 01:53:58 | 165 W | 2.36 w/kg | 11.39 km/h |
| 35 | Mike 8008 | Jan 05, 2025 | 01:57:48 | 199 W | 2.26 w/kg | 11.02 km/h |
| 36 | Markus Geiger | Jun 04, 2023 | 01:58:01 | 177 W | 2.27 w/kg | 11.00 km/h |
| 37 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Jul 03, 2023 | 02:05:28 | 148 W | 2.11 w/kg | 10.35 km/h |
| 38 | Frantxoa A | Sep 22, 2023 | 02:08:08 | 167 W | 2.17 w/kg | 10.13 km/h |
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