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Pla d’Adet at Tour de France

Raymond Poulidor in the Pla d'Ated at the Tour de France in 1974

Raymond Poulidor was the first conquerer of the Pla d'Adet, an ascent located in the Pyrenees, in the 16th stage of Tour de France 1974

Lucien Van Impe is the only rider to win a Tour de France stage finishing on the Pla d'Adet twice.  First time he won, he also took the yellow jersey.  

Take a look at the list of riders climbing the ascent first in every year when it was part of the program of Tour de France.

2014  Rafał Majka (POL)

2005 George Hincapie (USA)

2001 Lance Armstrong (USA)

1993  Zenon Jaskuła (POL)

1982 Beat Breu (SUI)

1981 Lucien Van Impe (BEL)

1978 Mariano Martínez (FRA)

1976 Lucien Van Impe (BEL)

1975 Joop Zoetemelk (NED)

1974 Raymond Poulidor (FRA)


According to the latest rumors,  Tour de France 2024 will visit  Pla d'Adet in the 14th stage on 13th July 2024.

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