Pla d'Adet

Pla d'Adet (Saint-Lary 1700)
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Nearest city	Tarbes
Coordinates
Top elevation	3,194 m (10,479 ft)
Base elevation	830 m (2,720 ft)
Runs	55
Lift system	30
Website	Website

Pla d'Adet or Saint-Lary 1700 is a ski resort in the French Pyrenees, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the region Midi-Pyrénées. The resort is situated above the village of Saint-Lary-Soulan, at an altitude of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft). The climb to the ski station is frequently used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race.

Skiing infrastructure

Ski area

• 55 ski slopes
• 30 lifts

Cycle racing

Details of the climb

The climb to the ski station starts at Vignec, on the outskirts of Saint-Lary-Soulan. From here, the climb is 10.7 km (6.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb gains 861 m (2,825 ft) in altitude, at an average gradient of 8%, with several sections near the start of the climb in excess of 12%.

The finish line of the climb as used in the Tour de France is at 1,680 m (5,510 ft), although in 2005 this was at 1,669 m (5,476 ft).

Tour de France

The Tour de France has featured Pla d'Adet as a finish on 10 occasions since 1974, most recently in 2014.

Year	Stage	Start of stage	Distance (km)	Category	Stage winner	Yellow jersey
2014	17	Saint-Gaudens	124.5	HC	Rafał Majka (POL)	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
2005	15	Lézat-sur-Lèze	205	HC	George Hincapie (USA)	Lance Armstrong (USA)
2001	13	Foix	194	HC	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Lance Armstrong (USA)
1993	16	Andorra	230	1	Zenon Jaskuła (POL)	Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1982	13	Pau	122	HC	Beat Breu (SUI)	Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1981	6	Saint-Gaudens	117	HC	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Phil Anderson (AUS)
1978	11	Pau	161	1	Mariano Martínez (FRA)	Joseph Bruyère (BEL)
1976	14	Saint-Gaudens	139	1	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1975	11	Pau	160	1	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Eddy Merckx (BEL)
1974	16	La Seu d'Urgell	209	1	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Eddy Merckx (BEL)