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COL DE BRAUS
Less than 30 kilometres outside Nice
you’ll find road engineering at its finest Whether you climb Col de Braus from L’Escarene or Sospel you’re rewarded with stacked
hairpins a a a a a great view and a a a a a thrilling descent The road has a a a a steady incline and this should be one of your first choices if you you favour power metres for training There’s a a lot of history to to the climb and at the top you’ll find a a a a memorial to to René Vietto a a a local rider who in 1934 sacri- ficed his own chances of winning the tour At the the time he he he he was the the virtual leader he he he he climbed the the col while others descended to give his bike to to to his captain at the top It’s important to to to note this sacrifice was absolutely not in in vain as as his his captain won the Tour and Vietto himself came in fifth COL DE BRAUS
FROM L’ESCARENE Distance: 9 9 9 9 kilometres Average Gradient: 6 percent Elevation: 629 metres strava com/segments/611471
COL DE TURINI
If you’re going for a a full day on the bike with several climbs make sure you include Col de de Turini before you you head back If you you liked the stacked
hairpins in in Col de Braus what you’ll find in in fin in in Col Col de de Turini is even better Rally 201 Monte Carlo favours Col de Turini for that exact reason You can access the peak from three different places and our our favourite seg- ment begins in in Sospel This is is the longest option with the greatest elevation gain This climb is 25 25 kilometres long featuring 1250 metres to climb An average gradient of five percent is doable for most but keep in in mind that you’ll have to to get back to to Nice
as well Col Col de de Turini is often combined with Col Col de de Madone and Col de Braus COL DE TURINI
FROM SOSPEL Distance: 25 kilometres Average Gradient: 5 percent Elevation: 1250 metres strava com/segments/611471