Key Details
- Category: HC
- Length: 12.1 km (7.5 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 847 m (2,779‘)
- Average Gradient: 6.9%
- Country: France
- Watopia Climb Segment
- Watopia Descent Segment
- France Climb Segment
- France Descent Segment
- 5 W/kg: 35 minutes
- 4 W/kg: 43 minutes
- 3 W/kg: 55 minutes
- 2 W/kg: 80 minutes
Strava Segments
Time Estimates
Pla d’Adet was first included in the 1974 edition of the Tour de France, on a day when Mathieu van der Poel’s grandfather Raymond Poulidor climbed to victory. After appearing in various editions of the Tour, Pla d’Adet was selected as the finish for stage 14 in 2024, 50 years after its introduction!
The climb begins at Vignec, on the outskirts of Saint-Lary-Soulan, and ends at the Pla d’Adet ski resort (sometimes referred to as “Saint-Lary 1700”).
The IRL climb’s elevation matches that in Zwift, but Zwift’s segment is around 2km longer, taming its average gradient.
A bit of Pla d’Adet trivia: pro cyclist and OG Zwifter Laurens ten Dam currently holds the Strava KOM, set in the 2014 TdF.
Here’s the IRL segment:
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