Grand Raid des Pyrénées Tour du Moudang course and race-day weather
- Piau-Engaly, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- 60.8 km
- 3,515 m D+
- 4 aid stations
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GRP Tour du Moudang course, section by section
The GRP Tour du Moudang course runs 60.8 km with 3,515 m of climbing and 4,583 m of descent - 58 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,465 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 791 m. 40% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 49% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 11% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 6 checkpoints split the course into 5 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 | 0.0-6.9 | 6.9 km | +570 m | -573 m | -0.0% | 2,331 m |
| Piau-Engaly → Tunnel de Bielsa | 6.9-22.0 | 15.1 km | +1,136 m | -1,173 m | -0.3% | 2,441 m |
| Tunnel de Bielsa → Pont de Moudang | 22.0-36.7 | 14.7 km | +660 m | -1,429 m | -5.2% | 2,462 m |
| Pont de Moudang → Restaurant Merlans | 36.7-47.4 | 10.7 km | +1,047 m | -67 m | +9.2% | 2,035 m |
| Restaurant Merlans → Vielle-Aure (Finish) | 47.4-60.8 | 13.4 km | +159 m | -1,403 m | -9.3% | 2,194 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 5 major climbs and 4 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 11 to km 20: +1,106 m over 8.8 km at an average of 12.6%. The steepest sustained climb averages 18.5% over 3.5 km from km 22 (from Tunnel de Bielsa), with pitches of 31.6%. Late in the race, two climbs come back to back from km 37 to km 49: 1,205 m in all. The longest descent drops 1,403 m over 11.9 km from km 49 (down to Vielle-Aure (Finish)), at an average of 11.8%.
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.