The Col de Macuègne () is a

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located in the

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, on the northern slopes of

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between

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and

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in the

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department of France. The road over the col is used occasionally by the

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cycle race with the tour crossing the pass on Stage 16 of the 2013 Tour.

Details of the climb

The climb commences at

(west) from where it is long, climbing at an average gradient of 5.1%. From the east, the climb starts at

, from where there are to the summit of no great difficulty. From the pass, a minor road crosses the Col de l'Homme Mort () en route to Sault.

Tour de France

The tour has crossed the pass twice before 2013, on Stage 16 of the 1956 Tour and on Stage 14 of the 1970 Tour; on both occasions, it was not classified for the

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competition. On 16 July 2013, the pass was crossed on Stage 16 between

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and Gap. It was ranked as a Second Category climb. The leader over the summit was

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References

External links

Col de Macuègne (www.cols-cyclisme.com)

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