Col Du Tourmalet - Other Events

Other Events

The Col du Tourmalet features in other bicycle races, including the Vuelta a EspaƱa when it has made excursions into France. It is also on the route of cyclosportive competitions. Thousands of amateur riders make the climb every year and many take documents to have rubber-stamped in the shop at the summit to show they have made it.

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