mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
Starting from Audressein, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 5.1%). The climb proper starts at
Les Bordes-sur-Lez
Les Bordes-sur-Lez is a former commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bordes-Uchentein.Seix, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 6.4%), with the steepest section being at 8.0%.
Appearances in Tour de France
The Col de la Core was first used in the Tour de France in 1984, since when it has featured eight times, most recently in
2021
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, when the leader over the summit was Patrick Konrad.