The Mur de Péguère (also known as the Col de Péguère) (elevation ) is a
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 ...
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 ...
in the department of
Ariège, between the communities of
Massat
Massat () is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees".
History
The area dates back to paleolithic times, when tribes left some traces in painte ...
(south) and
Sentenac-de-Sérou (north).
Details of climb
From Massat, the climb initially follows the
D618 Route nationale 618 or RN 618 was a French national road linking Saint-Jean-de-Luz (on the Atlantic Ocean) to Argelès-sur-Mer (on the Mediterranean). En route it crossed many of the famous passes in the Pyrenees, immortalized by the Tour de France ...
towards the
Col de Port
Col de Port (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees between Massat and Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the "massif de l'Arize". It links the Couserans and Ariège valleys.
The pass is used occasionally in the Tour de France and is popular ...
before turning onto the D17 just after the
Col des Caougnous. The total ascent is long, with a height gained of at an average gradient of 7.4%, with the section after the Col des Caougnous having stretches in excess of 18%.
[
From the ]Foix
Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwe ...
direction, the ascent starts at La Mouline (Serres-sur-Arget
Serres-sur-Arget is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territorie ...
) from where the climb is , gaining , in height at an average gradient of 4.8%. The col can also be reached on the descent from the Col de Portel.
Tour de France
The pass was crossed in Stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
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from the Massat direction.Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar (born 2 February 1979) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2000 and 2013, all for the team. His greatest results have been winning three stages of the Tour de France, as well the over ...
,1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
, the summit was scheduled to be climbed from the Foix direction,[ but the riders protested that the descent towards the D618 was too dangerous, so the route was amended. Since 1973, the road has been resurfaced.
The col was also crossed on Stage 11 in ]2008
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, on the descent from the Col de Portel, but was not categorised.
References
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Mountain passes of Ariège (department)
Mountain passes of the Pyrenees