Gavarnie, Pyrenees, FR

Ride the highest road in the Pyrenees all the way past the spectacular cliff like mountain formation called the Cirque de Gavarnie to the top of the 2207m high Col de Tentes. The 1st 19km are fairly steady with the grades hanging below 6%, the final 11km are more serious & include a short section of 13% before easing off a bit for the last 2km