Mountain pass cycling milestones are signposts that provide

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with information about their current position with regard to the summit of the

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. They always provide information for cyclists going uphill. Sometimes the signs are two-sided, thereby providing information also for cyclists going downhill. Mountain pass cycling milestones are particularly useful to cyclists that are not familiar with the climbs. In general, they allow cyclists to schedule breaks as well as to plan food and liquid uptake. They furthermore can serve as motivational landmarks. Local institutions invest in this

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to offer service to cyclists, thus promoting tourism in their region.

Type of information

Mountain pass cycling milestones always carry a

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of a

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and specify the following standard information * name of mountain pass *

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* distance to summit * average slope in the following section of the pass Additional information found in some cases includes * name and/or emblem of local institutions * number of the road * altitude of the summit * distances to villages or town close to summit * distance travelled from the start of the mountain pass Typically, the signposts are placed every kilometer such that the slope corresponds to the average across the next kilometer.

France

Mountain pass cycling milestones have become common in many major mountain passes in the French

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...

and

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. Often their design is chosen to resemble the main features of conventional French milestones, which is a white bottom and a yellow top.

Mountain passes that are known to have cycling milestones

The following table lists mountain passes signposted with cycling milestones, ordered by the height of the summit. ''If a mountain pass is not included in the table below, that does not imply that it has no cycling milestones. It can likewise mean that is not yet documented in this table.'' All signs display the standard information (see above). The table specifies the precision of the slope. Additional information and emblems (if any) are explained in the column with remarks. 2015 Peyresourde last two kilometers from Armenteule.jpg, View on the last two kilometers of the

Col de Peyresourde The Col de Peyresourde ( oc, Còth de Pèira Sorda) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of the department of Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Bagnères-de-L ...

in the climb from

Armenteule Armenteule (; oc, Armentèula) is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Loudenvielle.
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