# Col de Latrape
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{{Short description|Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees}}{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Col de Latrape
| photo = Col de Latrape 2 (Ariège).jpg
| elevation_m = 1111
| elevation_ref = [[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=1.314167,42.795556&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]]
| traversed = D8F
| location = [Ariège](/source/Ari%C3%A8ge_(department)), [France](/source/France)
| range = [Pyrenees](/source/Pyrenees)
| map = Pyrenees
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in the Pyrenees
| coords = {{coord|42|47|44|N|1|18|51|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| topo =
}}
The '''Col de Latrape''' (elevation {{convert|1111|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is a [mountain pass](/source/mountain_pass) in the [French Pyrenees](/source/French_Pyrenees) in the department of [Ariège](/source/Ari%C3%A8ge_(department)), between the communities of [Aulus-les-Bains](/source/Aulus-les-Bains) (east) and [Ustou](/source/Ustou) (west).
==Details of climb==
Starting from [Aulus-les-Bains](/source/Aulus-les-Bains), the climb is {{convert|5.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|368|m|ft|abbr=on}} (an average gradient of 7.4%), with the steepest sections being at 10.0%.[{{Cite web |title=Col de Latrape from Aulus les Bains : 1111m |url=https://en.cols-cyclisme.com/pyrenees-centrales/france/col-de-latrape-depuis-aulus-les-bains-c1636.htm |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Cols-cyclisme |language=en}}]
Starting from [Sérac d'Ustou](/source/Ustou), the climb is {{convert|5.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. Over this distance, the climb is {{convert|423|m|ft|abbr=on}} (an average gradient of 7.2%), with the steepest section being at 11%.[{{Cite web |title=Col de Latrape from Sérac : 1111m |url=https://en.cols-cyclisme.com/pyrenees-centrales/france/col-de-latrape-depuis-serac-c1635.htm |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Cols-cyclisme |language=en}}]
==Appearances in Tour de France==
The Col de Latrape was first used in the [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France) in 1956, since when it has featured eight times, most recently in [2017](/source/2017_Tour_de_France), when the leader over the summit was [Alessandro De Marchi](/source/Alessandro_De_Marchi_(cyclist)).[{{cite web|title=Le Col de Latrape dans le Tour de France |url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_l/latrape.html|accessdate=4 August 2022|language=French}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Stage
!Category
!Start
!Finish
!Leader at the summit
|-
|[2017](/source/2017_Tour_de_France)
|[13](/source/2017_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_12_to_Stage_21)
|1
| [Saint-Girons](/source/Saint-Girons%2C_Ari%C3%A8ge)
| [Foix](/source/Foix)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Alessandro De Marchi](/source/Alessandro_De_Marchi_(cyclist))|ITA}}
|-
|[2011](/source/2011_Tour_de_France)
|[14](/source/2011_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_12_to_Stage_21)
|2
| [Saint-Gaudens](/source/Saint-Gaudens%2C_Haute-Garonne)
| [Plateau de Beille](/source/Plateau_de_Beille)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Sandy Casar](/source/Sandy_Casar)|FRA}}
|-
|[2004](/source/2004_Tour_de_France)
|[13](/source/2004_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_10_to_Stage_20)
|2
| [Lannemezan](/source/Lannemezan)
| [Plateau de Beille](/source/Plateau_de_Beille)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Sylvain Chavanel](/source/Sylvain_Chavanel)|FRA}}
|-
|[2003](/source/2003_Tour_de_France)
|[14](/source/2003_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_10_to_Stage_20)
|2
| [Saint-Girons](/source/Saint-Girons%2C_Ari%C3%A8ge)
| [Loudenvielle](/source/Loudenvielle)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Christophe Mengin](/source/Christophe_Mengin)|FRA}}
|-
|[1995](/source/1995_Tour_de_France)
|[14](/source/1995_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_11_to_Stage_20)
|3
| [Saint-Orens-de-Gameville](/source/Saint-Orens-de-Gameville)
| [Guzet-Neige](/source/Guzet-Neige)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Marco Pantani](/source/Marco_Pantani)|ITA}}
|-
|[1988](/source/1988_Tour_de_France)
|[14](/source/1988_Tour_de_France%2C_Stage_12_to_Stage_22)
|2
| [Blagnac](/source/Blagnac)
| [Guzet-Neige](/source/Guzet-Neige)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Robert Millar](/source/Robert_Millar)|GBR}}
|-
|[1984](/source/1984_Tour_de_France)
|[11](/source/1984_Tour_de_France%2C_Prologue_to_Stage_11)
|2
| [Pau](/source/Pau%2C_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques)
| [Guzet-Neige](/source/Guzet-Neige)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Jean-René Bernaudeau](/source/Jean-Ren%C3%A9_Bernaudeau)|FRA}}
|-
|[1956](/source/1956_Tour_de_France)
|13
|3
| [Bagnères-de-Luchon](/source/Bagn%C3%A8res-de-Luchon)
| [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse)
|align=left|{{Flagathlete |[Charly Gaul](/source/Charly_Gaul)|LUX}}
|}
==References==
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Category:Mountain passes of Ariège (department)
Category:Mountain passes of the Pyrenees
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