Pas de Peyrol
Pas de Peyrol looking north from Puy Mary
Elevation1,589 m (5,213 ft)
Traversed byD17/D680
LocationCantal, France
RangeMassif Central
Coordinates45°06′50″N 02°40′19″E / 45.11389°N 2.67194°E / 45.11389; 2.67194
Pas de Peyrol is located in France
Pas de Peyrol
Pas de Peyrol
Location of Pas de Peyrol

Pas de Peyrol (el. 1,589 m) is a mountain pass located in Auvergne, France, and is the highest road pass in the Massif Central. The pass is on the slopes of Puy Mary (1,787 m) and is situated at the junction of three roads:

  • D17 to the south-west towards Aurillac, via the Col de Redondet (1,531 m), then down the valley of the River Jordanne.
  • D680 to the north-west towards Salers
  • D680 to the east, towards Dienne, down the valley of the River Santoire

Tour de France

The pass is regularly used on the Tour de France, most recently in the 2020 tour. The pass was first used in the 1959 Tour de France, on the 231 km stage 14 from Aurillac to Clermont Ferrand, with Louis Bergaud first across the summit. In the 2004 tour, the pass was used on stage 10 from Limoges to Saint-Flour, approaching from the Salers direction which includes a final three kilometres at an average of 12% and a maximum gradient of 15%, with Richard Virenque first over the summit. The same ascent was used as the finish of stage 13 in the 2020 Tour de France, which was won by Daniel Martínez.

Appearances in the Tour de France

The Tour de France has crossed or finished at the summit 11 times since 1947. The 10th stage of the 2004 tour was selected for the 2004 L'Étape du Tour, in which amateur and club riders ride over a full stage of the tour.

Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit
2020 13 1 Châtel-Guyon Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol  Daniel Martínez (COL)
2016 5 2 Limoges Le Lioran  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
2011 9 2 Issoire Saint-Flour  Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
2008 7 2 Brioude Aurillac  David de la Fuente (ESP)
2004 10 1 Limoges Saint-Flour  Richard Virenque (FRA)
1985 15 2 Saint-Étienne Aurillac  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)
1983 14 2 Aurillac Issoire  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1975 14 3 Aurillac Puy-de-Dôme  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1968 17 3 Aurillac Saint-Étienne  Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP)
1963 14 3 Aurillac Saint-Étienne  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
1959 14 2 Aurillac Clermont-Ferrand  Louis Bergaud (FRA)

See also

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