Mountain pass cycling milestones

Mountain pass cycling milestones always carry a pictogram of a bicycle or cyclist and specify the following standard information • name of mountain pass • altitude • distance to summit • average slope in the following section of the pass Additional information found in some cases includes • name and/or emblem of local institutions • number of the road • altitude of the summit • distances to villages or town close to summit • distance travelled from the start of the mountain pass Typically, the signposts are placed every kilometer such that the slope corresponds to the average across the next kilometer. == France ==

Mountain pass cycling milestones have become common in many major mountain passes in the French Pyrenees and Alps. Often their design is chosen to resemble the main features of conventional French milestones, which is a white bottom and a yellow top. == Mountain passes that are known to have cycling milestones ==

The following table lists mountain passes signposted with cycling milestones, ordered by the height of the summit. If a mountain pass is not included in the table below, that does not imply that it has no cycling milestones. It can likewise mean that is not yet documented in this table. All signs display the standard information (see above). The table specifies the precision of the slope. Additional information and emblems (if any) are explained in the column with remarks. 2015 Peyresourde last two kilometers from Armenteule.jpg|View on the last two kilometers of the Col de Peyresourde in the climb from Armenteule. On the left side of the road a mountain pass cycling milestone can be seen. == References ==