Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour de la Gela course and race-day weather
- Piau-Engaly, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- 41.6 km
- 3,427 m D+
- 3 aid stations
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GRP Tour de la Gela course, section by section
The GRP Tour de la Gela course runs 41.6 km with 3,427 m of climbing and 3,427 m of descent - 82 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,723 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 1,338 m. 49% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 42% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 9% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 5 checkpoints split the course into 4 sections. The table gives each leg's own climb, descent, average grade and high point, measured on the official GPX.
| Section | Km | Distance | D+ | D- | Avg grade | High point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start - Piau-Engaly → Piau-Engaly | 0.0-8.5 | 8.5 km | +768 m | -768 m | 0.0% | 2,525 m |
| Piau-Engaly → Tunnel de Bielsa | 8.5-23.7 | 15.2 km | +1,152 m | -1,195 m | -0.3% | 2,442 m |
| Tunnel de Bielsa → Port Vieux | 23.7-28.9 | 5.2 km | +828 m | -271 m | +10.7% | 2,428 m |
| Port Vieux → Piau-Engaly (Finish) | 28.9-41.6 | 12.7 km | +672 m | -1,189 m | -4.0% | 2,717 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 4 major climbs and 6 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 12 to km 21: +1,108 m over 8.8 km at an average of 12.6%. The steepest sustained climb averages 24.9% over 2.4 km from km 24 (from Tunnel de Bielsa), with pitches of 32.6%. The longest descent drops 1,223 m over 7.0 km from km 6 (through Piau-Engaly), at an average of 17.0%.
Distance, total climb and high point are the organiser's. Each section's climb, descent, grade and high point, the low point and the named climbs are measured on the official GPX with the same method as the interactive profile, so the sections can add up to a slightly different total.