Quebrantahuesos
Aragonese and French Pyrenees · Sabiñánigo (loop)
Spain’s great gran fondo: out of Aragón, over the Pyrenees into France, and back by the Portalet.
- Distance
- 201.7 km
- Climbing
- +3,640 m
- Est. time
- 8 h 50 min
- High point
- 1,794 m
Free to ride with a free account. It rides in your browser with any smart trainer or power meter, and your result goes on the leaderboard below.
Ride it in stages
Few riders hold 202 km on a trainer. Ride it a stage at a time: the cuts avoid the middle of the big climbs — a stage ends at a summit, in a valley or on the flat — and this page remembers what you have ridden and what comes next.
16 stages of about 12.6 km — none over 50 minutes at 165 W.
- Stage 1 (next)km 0–14.8Next14.8 km+182 m~32 minRolling · Cat 4
- Stage 2km 14.8–28.313.5 km+164 m~29 minRolling · Cat 4
- Stage 3km 28.3–4011.8 km+280 m~33 minMountain · Cat 4
- Stage 4km 40–48.88.8 km+461 m~40 minMountain · Cat 1 · summit finish
- Stage 5km 48.8–65.316.5 km+0 m~20 minDescent
- Stage 6km 65.3–78.513.3 km+10 m~19 minDescent
- Stage 7km 78.5–92.313.8 km+141 m~28 minRolling
- Stage 8km 92.3–99.87.5 km+616 m~50 minMountain · Cat 1 · summit finish
- Stage 9km 99.8–11413.8 km+34 m~21 minDescent
- Stage 10km 114–12814 km+308 m~38 minMountain
- Stage 11km 128–13810.3 km+522 m~46 minMountain · Cat 1 · summit finish
- Stage 12km 138–14911.3 km+553 m~49 minMountain · Cat 1 · summit finish
- Stage 13km 149–16011.3 km+9 m~15 minDescent
- Stage 14km 160–17211.3 km+229 m~29 minHilly · Cat 3 · summit finish
- Stage 15km 172–18816.3 km+57 m~25 minDescent
- Stage 16km 188–20213.9 km+74 m~25 minFlat
Times are at a steady 165 W — no stage takes more than 50 minutes. Cross a stage's finish line and it is ticked — feeling good? Keep pedalling and the ride carries on into the next stage. Progress is kept in this browser, and in your account when you are signed in.
Elevation profile
320–1,794 m · 9 categorised climbs · Extreme · RoadThe 8 biggest of 9 categorised climbs, in the order you ride them.
About Quebrantahuesos
Named after the bearded vulture of the Pyrenees, the Quebrantahuesos leaves Sabiñánigo, climbs through Jaca and Canfranc to the Somport pass and drops into France down the long Aspe valley. There the character of the day changes: the Col de Marie-Blanque is short, and its last kilometres are the steepest of the route.
From Laruns the course turns for home up the Col du Pourtalet, a climb so long that it is measured in hours rather than kilometres, before a fast run down the Tena valley and one last sting at Hoz de Jaca.
Held in June; places are drawn by lottery. The event is known as a course of about 200 km with some 3,500 m of climbing.
Why ride this route indoors?
- The Portalet is the kind of climb — gentle, endless, late in the day — that is only trained by spending the time on it.
- Marie-Blanque’s final ramps are a useful shock: a real low-cadence strength effort in the middle of an endurance ride.
- The Somport comes first, long and steady: even the opening fifty kilometres make a worthwhile tempo ride.
Good to know
+Is this the official course of Quebrantahuesos?
No. It was recreated by Cycloscape from open map data (OpenStreetMap) following public descriptions of the course, for indoor training. It may differ from the official course or from current road conditions.
+What do I need to ride Quebrantahuesos indoors?
A smart trainer or a power meter, and a browser. Cycloscape connects over Bluetooth or ANT+ from the browser, sets the resistance of a smart trainer to the real gradient, and turns the route’s GPX into a 3D world. There is nothing to install.
+Can I ride Quebrantahuesos in stages?
Yes. Few riders want more than 50 minutes on a trainer in one go, so Cycloscape offers its 202 km in 16 stages of about 13 km, none longer than 50 minutes at 165 W. The cuts avoid the middle of the big climbs — a stage ends at a summit, in a valley or on the flat. Start from any stage and, if your legs are good at its finish line, keep pedalling: the ride carries on into the next stage and every stage you finish is ticked. The page remembers which stages you have ridden and which one is next.
+Is it free?
Yes. Riding it needs a free account — sign up in seconds with Google or a code by email, no card. Your result is saved and goes on the route’s leaderboard.
Leaderboard
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