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Artigue - Best Cycling Routes of the Pyrenees

Route: Luchon (625m) > Juzet de Luchon (640m) > Artigue (1230m)

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Artigue is unknown to most cyclists but well-known to the locals. It's neither a mountain pass, nor a ski area finish of the Tour de France —it's just a typical Pyrenean village with a picturesque low traffic road leading to it. With less than 6 kilometers of real climbing, I couldn't give it a four-mountain difficulty rating, but beware of its very steep grade hovering between 8 and 11%. If you plan some rides around St-Lary and want to finish killing your legs quickly, this is the perfect climb. The eagle's-eye views from this narrow road carved into the mountainside and from Artigue are well worth the pain you’ll endure. The very aerial descent is particularly impressive.

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