Col de Beixalis explained

Col de Beixalis
Other Name:Collada de Beixalis
Elevation M:1795
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Pyrenees
Map:Andorra
Label:Col de Beixalis
Label Position:bottom
Location:Encamp, Andorra
Coords:42.5308°N 1.5525°W

The Col de Beixalis, or Collada de Beixalis, is a mountain pass at an altitude of 1795m (5,889feet) located in Andorra.

The road is situated between Anyós to the west and Encamp to the east. The last 2.5km (01.6miles) on the eastern side of the climb was a gravel road, but it has now been paved.[2] [3]

The route from the eastern side was used on Stage 9 of the 2016 Tour de France.[4] It was also included in the 2021 Tour de France as the final climb of stage 15. Sepp Kuss was the leader at the summit and went on to win the stage.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collada de Beixalis. Cycling Locations. 14 May 2015 . 8 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Collada de Beixalis. Dangerousroads. 8 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Colada de Beixalís, el nuevo "muro" Andorrano. ramacabici.com. Spanish. Collada de Beixalís, the new Andorran "wall". 8 July 2016.
  4. Web site: TDF16 ET09 parcours. Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 8 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705000037/http://www.letour.com/PHOTOS/TDF/2016/900/parcours.pdf. 5 July 2016. dead. dmy-all.