Val Louron-Azet featured as the penultimate climb on Stage 18 of the 2018 Tour de France to the brand new climb of the Col de Portet. The ride starts with a flat 3km warm-up until the village of Genos. This 1st category climb starts in the village centre with some very steep ramps in the first kilometre. After that, the climb settles down a bit but remains hard up the first half in the trees. There are only a few short spots to catch your breath and these come in the easier second half of the climb where it opens up more with some spectacular views. Filmed on a very hot summer day, just days before the Tour de France visited the climb. This ride can be extended with the challenging HC climb of the Col de Portet.