Port de Balès
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The Port de Balès is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It connects the village of Ferrère to that of Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne.
The summit is by the cluster of vehicles
Loudenvielle
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Loudenvielle is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Armenteule was merged into Loudenvielle.
Port de Balès
…has been used many times in the Tour de France. Appearances in Tour de France Year Stage Category Start Finish Leader at the summit 2007 15 HC Foix Loudenvielle Kim Kirchen (LUX) 2010 15 HC Pamiers Bagnères-de-Luchon Thomas Voeckler (FRA) 2012 17 HC Bagnères-de-Luchon Peyragudes Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2014…
Lake Génos-Loudenvielle seen from the north, with Loudenvielle across the lake