Superbagnères


Superbagnères is a ski resort above the town of Bagnères-de-Luchon in the French department of Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Overview

The resort offers alpine ski slopes and cross-country skiing from 1440 to 2260 m. The resort was opened early in the twentieth century. Historically it was connected to the town by a rack railway, but today it is connected with a gondola lift. Each cabin holds up to four people and takes about ten minutes to reach the summit, running in the summer as well as the winter. It's not possible to ski back down to Luchon, except in times of exceptional snow for talented locals who know the woods.

Details of climb

From Bagnères-de-Luchon the climb to the ski-station is 18.5 km at an average gradient of 6.3%, with the summit being at 1800 m above sea-level. There are several short stretches in excess of 10%.

Tour de France

The Tour de France has had stage finishes at Superbagnères six times:
YearStageStart of stageDistance Category of climbStage winnerYellow jersey
198910Cauterets1361Robert MillarLaurent Fignon
198613Pau186HCGreg LeMondBernard Hinault
19792Bagnères-de-Luchon23,87 1Bernard HinaultBernard Hinault
197115Bagnères-de-Luchon19.61José Manuel FuenteEddy Merckx
196213Bagnères-de-Luchon18.25 1Federico BahamontesJoseph Planckaert
196116Toulouse2081Imerio MassignanJacques Anquetil