Elevation profile of Tour de France 2026 stage 5, Lannemezan to Pau: 158.3 km with 1,395 m of climbing, highest point 577 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
158.3 km
Climbing
1,395 m
Highest point
577 m
Steepest km
8.0% at km 132
Start
Lannemezan 577 m
Finish
Pau 202 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:15 local time: 6 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 20 km/h on average. Dry.

Average wind
6 km/h
Direction
North-west 332°
Average gust
20 km/h
Temperature
30°C 25 to 34°C

Historical weather for 8 July 2026, sampled at 51 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

Riding it

A flat stage by classification, 158.3 km and 1,395 m of climbing, with 20.1 km of rising road spread through the day.

The high point is 577 m at km 0. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.0%, at km 132. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.

In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?

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