Col de Beixalis

Col de Beixalis
Collada de Beixalis
Col de Beixalis

The Col de Beixalis within Andorra

Elevation 1,795 metres (5,889 ft)[1]
Location Encamp, Andorra
Range Pyrenees
Coordinates 42°31′50.8764″N 1°33′9.072″E / 42.530799000°N 1.55252000°E / 42.530799000; 1.55252000Coordinates: 42°31′50.8764″N 1°33′9.072″E / 42.530799000°N 1.55252000°E / 42.530799000; 1.55252000

The Col de Beixalis, or Collada de Beixalis, is a mountain pass at an altitude of 1,795 metres (5,889 ft)[1] located in Andorra.

The road is situated between Anyós to the west and Encamp to the east. Until recently, the last 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) on the eastern side of the climb was a gravel road, which has now been paved.[2][3]

The route from the eastern side was used on Stage 9 of the 2016 Tour de France.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Collada de Beixalis". Cycling Locations. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Collada de Beixalis". Dangerousroads. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Colada de Beixalís, el nuevo "muro" Andorrano" [Collada de Beixalís, the new Andorran "wall"]. ramacabici.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "TDF16 ET09 parcours" (PDF). Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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