The Col de la Core (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of France in the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
. It connects
Audressein
Audressein (; oc, Audressenh) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Audressenois'' or ''Audressenoises''.
Geography
Audressein is situated on th ...
Audressein
Audressein (; oc, Audressenh) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Audressenois'' or ''Audressenoises''.
Geography
Audressein is situated on th ...
, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 5.1%). The climb proper starts at
Les Bordes-sur-Lez
Les Bordes-sur-Lez is a former commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bordes-Uchentein.Seix, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 6.4%), with the steepest section being at 8.0%.
Appearances in Tour de France
The Col de la Core was first used in the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
in 1984, since when it has featured eight times, most recently in
2021
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, when the leader over the summit was Patrick Konrad.