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Plateau de Beille: published power figures
France · Power figures for Plateau de Beille as printed by the press, shown on a race broadcast or taken from a rider's own file, each with its source. None of them is our estimate.
The climb
Occitanie (Ariège), France
| Side | Start | Length | Elevation gain | Average | Max | Summit | Hairpins | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cabannes | Les Cabannes | 16 km | 1250 m | 7.8 % | 12.8 % | 1785 m | 14 | climbfinder.com |
Each side from one source, linked. A dash: the sources we opened disagree or give no figure, so we leave it out.
In the Grand Tours since 1996 7
| Year | Race | Stage | Type | Stage winner or first over the top | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tour de France | 15 | Summit finish | Tadej Pogačar | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2015 | Tour de France | 12 | Summit finish | Joaquim Rodríguez | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2011 | Tour de France | 14 | Summit finish | Jelle Vanendert | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2007 | Tour de France | 14 | Summit finish | Alberto Contador | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2004 | Tour de France | 13 | Summit finish | Lance Armstrong (result vacated) | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2002 | Tour de France | 12 | Summit finish | Lance Armstrong (result vacated) | en.wikipedia.org |
| 1998 | Tour de France | 11 | Summit finish | Marco Pantani | en.wikipedia.org |
Records
| Record | Rider | Time | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cabannes: fastest ascent in a race (15.8 km) | Tadej Pogačar | 0:39:41 | 2024 | cyclingnews.com |
A time is listed only where the sources agree on it; where two sources give different times for the same ride, it is left out.
How long would it take you?
Your time up Plateau de Beille at a steady power, from a physics model.
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How this is calculated
P × 0.977 = ½ · ρ · CdA · v³ + v · m · g · (sin θ + Crr · cos θ), θ = arctan(average gradient), m = rider + bike, g = 9.81; solved for the speed v, time = length / v. Air density ρ: NASA GRC troposphere: T=15.04-0.00649*h; p=101.29*((T+273.1)/288.08)^5.256; rho=p/(0.2869*(T+273.1)); h = mean of start and summit altitude. Sources: Martin et al. 1998, J Appl Biomech 14(3):276-291 — https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd5f71; Defraeye et al. 2010, J Biomech 43(7):1262-1268 (upright position, cyclist+bike 0.270 m2) — https://lirias.kuleuven.be/retrieve/232736; NASA Glenn Research Center, Earth Atmosphere Model (metric) — https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/atmosmet.html. Climb geometry: the side's source in the table above.
Published power figures 2
| Rider | Effort | Figure | Duration | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | TdF 2024 st.15, Plateau de Beille 2024-07-14 (derived) | 7.0 W/kg W/kg (est.) | 39 min | Analyst estimate | Velo Jim Cotton, 2026-05-27“a 7.0w/kg, 39-minute climbing attack” |
| Tadej Pogačar | TdF 2024 st.15, Plateau de Beille 2024-07-14 (derived) | 6.98 W/kg W/kg (est.) | 39:50 | Analyst estimate | RennRad David Binnig, 2025-07-31“inoffiziellen Berechnungen zufolge” |
As published, with no conversion: each figure is labelled by what it is, and links to where it was printed. All published power figures →