Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour des Lacs course and race-day weather
- Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- 80.5 km
- 5,187 m D+
- 8 aid stations
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GRP Tour des Lacs course, section by section
The GRP Tour des Lacs course runs 80.5 km with 5,187 m of climbing and 5,187 m of descent - 64 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,876 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 792 m. 44% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 42% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 14% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 10 checkpoints split the course into 9 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 - Vielle-Aure → Restaurant Merlans (outbound) | 0.0-15.6 | 15.6 km | +1,535 m | -288 m | +8.0% | 2,211 m |
| Restaurant Merlans (outbound) → Refuge de Campana de Cloutou | 15.6-23.3 | 7.7 km | +518 m | -342 m | +2.3% | 2,494 m |
| Refuge de Campana de Cloutou → La Mongie | 23.3-30.5 | 7.2 km | +566 m | -1,066 m | -6.9% | 2,216 m |
| La Mongie → Col de Sencours (before Pic du Midi) | 30.5-37.6 | 7.1 km | +882 m | -231 m | +9.2% | 2,367 m |
| Col de Sencours (before Pic du Midi) → Col de Sencours (after Pic du Midi) | 37.6-44.0 | 6.4 km | +547 m | -528 m | +0.3% | 2,835 m |
| Col de Sencours (after Pic du Midi) → Tournaboup | 44.0-50.9 | 6.9 km | +18 m | -931 m | -13.2% | 2,386 m |
| Tournaboup → Refuge d'Aygues Cluses | 50.9-57.3 | 6.4 km | +702 m | -27 m | +10.5% | 2,148 m |
| Refuge d'Aygues Cluses → Restaurant Merlans (return) | 57.3-67.4 | 10.1 km | +520 m | -632 m | -1.1% | 2,455 m |
| Restaurant Merlans (return) → Vielle-Aure (Finish) | 67.4-80.5 | 13.1 km | +180 m | -1,423 m | -9.5% | 2,212 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 7 major climbs and 5 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 33 to km 41 (through Col de Sencours (before Pic du Midi)): +1,326 m over 8.0 km at an average of 16.0%. The steepest sustained climb averages 26.2% over 1.5 km from km 28, with pitches of 50.0%. One major climb starts in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 1,423 m over 11.7 km from km 69 (down to Vielle-Aure (Finish)), at an average of 12.1%.
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.