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    The Col de Portet d'Aspet (elevation 1,069 metres (3,507 ft)) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France...
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    killed in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France. Fabio Casartelli showed great promise...
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  • the Occitanie region Col de Portet d'Aspet, mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France Portet, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques...
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    bottom of the Col de Portet d'Aspet) and connects the Ger and Garonne valleys. Le Mourtis ski-station is located 1 km. south of the col. A stele in memory...
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    stage Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died after an accident on the Col de Portet d'Aspet. The points classification was won by Laurent Jalabert, while Richard...
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  • hills in the Tour de France. Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate...
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  • (either direction) – Mounts of Cantal with Puy Mary – Col de la Core, Col de Portet d’Aspet & Col de Menté (either direction) Adam Bialek Fanny Bensussan...
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    eventually attacking solo from the third climb of the day, the Col de Portet-d'Aspet. He soloed the rest of the day to win his team's second stage, 42...
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    in the Tour de France, three days after the death of his teammate Fabio Casartelli, who crashed on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet on the 15th...
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    Fabio Casartelli crashed at 88 km/h (55 mph) while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet. Another seven fatal accidents have occurred: 1934: A motorcyclist...
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    Federico Bahamontes (category Tour de France winners)
    minutes down. On his final stage, he made one last attack on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, in his own words "to show them [the audience] what they would be...
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  • certificate and the medal. The 10-day route passes over 28 cols: The 100-hour route passes over 18 cols, although riders have the option of adding the Marie...
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    René Vietto (category French Tour de France stage winners)
    performing well in the mountains. He passed first on the Col de Port and second on the Col de Portet d'Aspet behind the escaped Adriano Vignoli, thereby taking...
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    15th stage the riders passed the Col de Portet d'Aspet, where Casartelli died exactly 10 years earlier, in the 1995 Tour de France. The Tour also commemorated...
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    Plateau-de-Beille, the first such climb on the 2004 Tour. The other main climbs were the Col de Portet d'Aspet, the Col de la Core, the Col de Latrape...
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  • the Spanish border Chaum Col des Ares Juzet-d'Izaut Col de Portet d'Aspet Saint-Lary Audressein Saint-Girons Massat Col de Port Tarascon-sur-Ariège Common...
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    Telekom and then Bianchi. By the Col du Portet d'Aspet the lead was reduced to around eleven minutes and on the Col de Menté the leading 17 were showing...
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    Superbagnères, Col de Peyresourde, Port de Balès, Col de Menté, Col du Portillon and the Col de Portet d'Aspet are all nearby. Bagnères-de-Luchon has been...
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  • Col de Peyresourde Pas de Peyrol Pla d'Adet La Plagne Col du Platzerwasel Col de Port Col de Porte Col de Portel Col de Portet Col de Portet d'Aspet Col...
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    behind. During that stage in the Pyrenees, Defraye broke away on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, and Lapize could not follow. Later, Lapize stopped in protest because...
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    Raymond Poulidor (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    1973 Tour Poulidor almost lost his life on the descent from the Col de Portet d'Aspet when he plunged into a ravine, taking a serious blow to the head...
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    Antonin Magne (category Tour de France winners)
    day Magne again had trouble. Vietto was just ahead of him on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, turned and saw his leader waving a wheel and rode back down the...
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  • Saint-Lary. The route then headed over the climb of the Category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet at 1,069 m (3,507 ft) before a descent north-west to the outskirts...
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    Saint-Girons to Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 168.5 km (104.7 mi) The second stage in the Pyrenees saw the race cross the Category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet (1,069 m (3,507 ft))...
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    – including the Col de Port, the Col de Portet d'Aspet (5.7 km climb at 6.9%), the Col de Menté (7.0 km climb at 8.1%), the Port de Balès (19.5 km at...
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    third-category Col de Portet d'Aspet and then the second-category passes of Col de Menté and Col du Portillon. On the Portet d'Aspet, Fuente shed his...
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    east again and the 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) climb of the category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet at 1,069 metres (3,507 ft) began, with an average gradient of 9...
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    to pay their respects at the memorial to Fabio Casartelli on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, who crashed and died there during the 1995 Tour. As the field reached...
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  • second-category Col de Portet-d'Aspet, a 5.4-kilometre (3.4 mi) long climb with an average gradient of 7.1 percent. After the Col de Portet-d'Aspet's technical...
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    Saint-Orens-de-Gameville to Guzet-Neige, 164 km (102 mi) 18 July 1995 — Saint-Girons to Cauterets, 206 km (128 mi) On the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, Fabio...
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