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ZeroCinq, the place to be for cyclists

Zero Cinq is a sports initiative run by an enthusiastic group of Dutch people in the Southern French Alps. From the mountain village of Puy Saint Vincent, surrounded by parks like the Ecrins and the Queyras and legendary Alpine cols, we organize various sports packages. We mainly do this for cycling as well as for wintersports, trailruning, and mountainbiking. We have settled down in this sunny mountain village because of our passion for cycling and for the mountains. We would like to share this passion with you, when we have you as our guest in one of our accommodations which are part of ZeroCinq. Are you looking for a bikehotel, a luxurious group chalet, or do you prefer an apartment or a quiet campsite? In all these locations, we welcome you with the same enthusiasm and we will show you the way through the fantastic surroundings. Check our bike packages on www.zerocinq.com/

We hope you enjoy cycling in ‘our backyard’. Team ZeroCinq

A few tips for many beautiful and sporty bikerides:• You will regularly see fountains and other water points along the road.

In most case the water is delicious mountain water, which can be drunk without any problems. However, if “eau non potable” is written, the water is not safe to drink.

• There are a number of routes starting in Puy Saint Vincent. These routes start with a lovely descent to Les Vigneaux, which you have to climb at the end of the route. You can decide to park the car in Les Vigneaux, saving you 4 kilometers and a 300m climb at the end.

• Make sure you bring enough warm and windproof clothing with you. The wind on the top of the mountain passes often blows hard. Remember the weather in the mountains can change quickly.

• When you decend, always use a combination of front and rear brakes. Never brake only with your rear brake, to prevent slipping.

• Most mountain passes have signs along the road with information about the mountain pass.

Overview map cycling routes around Puy Saint Vincent ...............................2/3

CYCLE ROUTES 1. Round trip Col d’Izoard 96 km / 2130 alt ........................................................4/5

2. Round trip Italy through Montgenèvre and Echelle from Briancon 68 km / 1220 alt ...........................................................................................................6/7

3. Round trip Guillestre-Col de Vars-Ubaye 126 km / 2230 alt ................8/9

4. Out and back Col du Granon 77 km / 2080 alt ........................................ 10/11

5. Out and back Col de Vars 101 km / 2260 alt ............................................ 12/13

6. Les Trois Vallées 60 km / 1870 alt................................................................ 14/15

7. Pré de Madame Carle 41 km / 1010 alt ....................................................... 16/17

8. Galibier from 2 sides 80 km / 2390 alt...................................................... 18/19

9. Round trip Embrun 91 km / 1440 alt ........................................................... 20/21

10. Round trip Marmotte Sestrière 93 km / 2550 alt ............................... 22/23

11. Bike course Embrun Man Triathlon 187 km / 4600 alt ..................... 24/25

12. Round trip small Marmotte from the Lautaret 160 km / 4350 alt . 26/27

COLS AND CLIMBS Col d’Izoard (2360m) from Guillestre ......................................................................... 28

Col d’Izoard (2360m) from Briançon ........................................................................... 29

Col du Granon (2413m) ....................................................................................................... 29

Col de la Bonette (2802m) from Jausiers .................................................................. 30

Col d’Agnel (2744m) from Frankrijk ............................................................................. 30

Col de Montgenèvre (1854m) .......................................................................................... 31

Col de l’Échelle (1762m) from Briançon ..................................................................... 31

Pré de Madame Carle (1874m) ........................................................................................ 32

Risoul (1850m) ....................................................................................................................... 32

Col de Vars (2109m) ............................................................................................................. 33

Col de Vars (2109m) from Jausiers ............................................................................... 33

Puy Saint Vincent (1400m) from Vallouise .............................................................. 34

Puy Saint Vincent (1400m) .............................................................................................. 34

Puy Aillaud (1620m) ............................................................................................................ 35

Entre les Aygues (1624m) ................................................................................................. 35

Rampes de Freissinières (1130m) ................................................................................. 36

Col du Galibier (2646m) from the Lautaret .............................................................. 36

Col du Lautaret (2044m) from Briançon .................................................................... 37

Col du Galibier (2646m) .................................................................................................... 37

Colle delle Finestre (2178m) ............................................................................................ 38

Col de Pontis (1301m) from the Ubaye ....................................................................... 38

Col d’Allos (2250m) .............................................................................................................. 39

Col de la Cayolle (2326m) ................................................................................................. 39

BUCKETLIST CHALLENGE About the Bucketlist Challenge + Stamp card ................................................. 40/41

ALSO NICE TO KNOW Col d’Izoard in the Tour de France of 1922 ............................................................... 42

More routes & Free GPS files ............................................................................................ 43

Events .......................................................................................................................................... 43

ACCOMMODATIONS ZERO CINQ Bike hotel Saint Roch ........................................................................................................... 44

Chalet AlpeLune ...................................................................................................................... 44

Campsite Croque Loisirs ..................................................................................................... 45

Apartments Vallouise ........................................................................................................... 45

Index

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Name of the climb

Height of the climb

Distance to the top

Current altitude

Average gradient

Round trip Col d’Izoard 96 KM 2130 ALT 4/5

Round trip Italy through Montgenèvre and Echelle from Briancon 68 KM 1220 ALT 6/7

Round trip Guillestre-Col de Vars-Ubaye 126 KM 2230 ALT 8/9

Out and back Col du Granon 77 KM 2080 ALT 10/11

Out and back Col de Vars 101 KM 2260 ALT 12/13

Les Trois Vallées 60 KM 1870 ALT 14/15

Pré de Madame Carle 41 KM 1010 ALT 16/17

Galibier from 2 sides 2 80 KM 2390 ALT 18/19

Round trip Embrun 91 KM 1440 ALT 20/21

Round trip Marmotte Sestrière 93 KM 2550 ALT 22/23

Bike course Embrun Man Triathlon 187 KM 4600 ALT 24/25

Round trip small Marmotte from the Lautaret 160 KM 4350 ALT 26/27

NUMBER ROUTE DISTANCE HEIGHT GAIN EASY/DIFFICULT PAGE

Overview map of cycling routes around Puy Saint Vincent

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FACTSLENGTH: 96 KMHEIGHT GAIN: 2130 MEASY/DIFFICULT: STAR RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

CLIMBS• Rampes de Freissinières (Pag. 36)• Col d’Izoard from Guillestre (Pag. 28)

GPS/ROUTE MAPDownload GPS of this route at www.zerocinq.com/nl/wielerroutes

DESCRIPTIONThe route starts in Les Vigneaux and begins with a wonderfull descent, which abruptly ends after 13 kilometers at the beginning of La Rampes de Freissinières. It’s a short (2km) but steep climb, with gradients between 8 and 15%. Next you descend via a quiet road, past the airfield to Saint Crepin. After Guillestre you ride through the gorges of the Guil before starting the climb up the Col d’Izoard. The Gorge is beautiful, and is deceptively flat but can be very tiring in a (common) headwind. There is a left turn, (1km before the Chateau de Queyras) where the climb of the Col d’Izoard really starts. A gentle climb leads to a village from where the real test, both physically and mentally really begins. The road seems endless while the real climbing begins only at the beginning of the forest. You quickly gain altitude up some shaded hairpins, and after a short downhill you will climb past the Bobet and Coppi monuments. Pay attention! this is not the top of the climb, but the so-called Casse Déserte; there are still two tough kilometers ahead to climb. Enjoy the summet for some photos before the descent to Briançon is both fast and beautiful and quite open. At Briançon (where you may need a coffee 50m right from the roundabout), you take the quiet route through Villard-Saint-Pancrace and Villard-Meyer back to Les Vigneaux.

ROUTE FACTS Route 1Round trip over the Col d’Izoard(96 km/2130 Altitude +)

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900

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DépartLes Vigneaux(1074m)

ArrivéeLes Vigneaux

Rampes de Freissinières(1130m)

Col d’Izoard(2360m)

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Col d’Izoard2360m

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CLIMBS• Col de Montgenèvre (Pag. 31)• Col de l’Echelle from

Briançon (Pag. 31)


ROUTE FACTS Route 2Round trip Italy through Montgenèvre and Echelle from Briançon (68 km/1220 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTION

Note the route is described from Briançon. If you start in Puy Saint Vincent the route is 119 kilometers and 1900 Altitude +.

The Col de Montgenèvre is a climb of 9 kilometers with an average gradient of less than 5%. The climb is not very special and the traffic doesn’t make it any better. The best part of the tour starts after the Col de Montgenèvre.

We descend to Oulx, where we take the route along the river Dora di Bardonecchia; a friendly ascending road up to Bardonecchia. Have a break for a good cup of coffee or cappuccino as only the Italians can make. After Bardonecchia begins the nine kilometer climb of the Col de l’Echelle.

The first 3 kilometers, until the sign Col de l’Echelle 6km, are very steep. It is a beautiful climb through the forest, where the gradient is 5.5% on average, with a maximum of 13%. On top you can enjoy a beautiful flat road, then the route returns to Briançon through the beautiful Vallée de la Clarée.

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DépartBriancon(1200m)

ArrivéeBriancon

Col de Montgenèvre(1854m)

Col d’Échelle(1762m)

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Col d’Echelle1762m

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CLIMBS• Col de Vars (Pag. 33)• Col de Pontis (Pag. 39)


ROUTE FACTS Route 3Round trip Guillestre - Col de Vars - Ubaye (126 km/2230 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONThe climb of the Col de Vars starts right outside Guillestre. Col de Vars is the easiest “big climb” around Briançon and goes up gradually with an average gradient of 6%. 1070m of altitude is gained over a distance of 18 kilometers, so you can keep up speed during the climb. After passing the ski resort of Vars, the last four kilometers go through the quiet green alpine pastures and ends on the barren top. Here you will find the refuge Napoleon for necessary refreshments.

Then we descend about 60 kilometers through the valley of the L’Ubaye passing another cycling village (Barcelonnette), until we can take the road to the Col de Pontis (360 additional metres of ascent). This is your opportunity to cycle (perhaps) France’s most beautiful climb. This short (5km) but very steep climb with an average gradient of 9.5% is hard but very beautiful. Scenic views, traditional villages and a quiet road make the pain definitely worth it. After the descent you pick up the trail again at the Lac de Serre-Ponçon, back to Guillestre.

If you choose not to take this pass, follow the road through Le Sauze-du-Lac, Lac de Serre-Ponçon lake and Embrun back to Guillestre.

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21 km

DépartGuillestre(903m)

ArrivéeGuillestre

Col de Vars(2109m)

Le Sauze du Lac(1036m)

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7Col de Pontis

1301m

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CLIMBS• Col du Granon (Pag. 29)


ROUTE FACTS Route 4Out and back Col du Granon (77 km/2080 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONThe first 25 kilometers, through Briançon and the village of Saint Chaffrey is a good warm up. Then the real climb starts with a test of endurance and willingness to suffer. The beautiful climb, continuously between 9% and 11% rewards you with views of the summits of OisansMassif and then an endless panorama from the top. You return the way you came, obviously without the pain! Careful of the potential to pick up speed.

The Dutch cyclist Joop Zoetemelk, who lived at the start of the climb for several years, once said about the Col du Granon: “This has always been one of my regular training routes throughout my career (he came second 6 times in the Tour de France and won in 1980 ). If I came up easily, I knew I was good enough to win the Tour de France;)’’

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DépartPuy St Vincent(1400m)

ArrivéePuy St Vincent

Col du Granon(2413m)

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CLIMBS• Rampes de Freissinières (Pag. 36)• Col de Vars (Pag. 33)


ROUTE FACTS Route 5Out and back - Col de Vars (101 km/2260 altimeters)

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DESCRIPTIONThe route goes steadily down hill until you get to the Freissinieres ramp. This climb of nearly two kilometers is steep, with gradients of up to 10%. Once you’re at the top you have a beautiful view at the valley of the river Durance. Then we descend on a rural road to the airfield and on to Guillestre. The Col de Vars starts just outside Guillestre and is only quite steep at the beginning, but nothing above 10%.

The landscape feels Provençal, but changes as you get higher into a typical Alpine landscape. The climb can certainly be very hot in Summer due to lack of wind. On top you can find the Refuge Napoleon to replenish your energy and hydrate. Back to Guillestre is the same way, a wonderful descent with clear curves where you have the opportunity to enjoy the surroundings, which you might have missed going up.

At Guillestre you can choose to ride back past the airfield, enjoy the climb back up to Champcella, and blast down ‘the wall’ from the other side. If you are tired you can ride back on the provincial road in the direction of L’Argentiere la Bessée (less beautiful, but also less difficult) and turn left finishing your day with a few kilometers uphill to Puy Saint Vincent.

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Rampes de Freissinières(1130m)

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Col de Vars2109m

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CLIMBS• Pré de Madame Carle (Pag. 32)• Entre les Aygues (Pag. 35)


ROUTE FACTS Route 6Les Trois Vallées (60 km/1870 altimeters)

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DESCRIPTIONPré de Madame Carle (1874m)The climb starts easily from the charming village of Vallouise to Ailefroide. The forest and streams provide the necessary cooling. After Ailefroide you start the real climb into the high mountains. Through a number of hairpins, with the percentage rising to 11% and ending up at 1874 meters. The reward you get is a beautiful view at the Glacier Blanc and other summits.Chambran (1701m)The second climb of the Three Valleys tour starts in Pelvoux. After descending from Ailefroide and passing the tunnel you turn left at the sign for l’Eychauda. The climb is 6.7 kilometers and a 450m height gain. The average percentage is 6.8%, with nothing above 10%. The first part of the climb leads through the trees, then the landscape is barren and rugged. Through the former glacial valley you will end up in the hamlet ‘Chambran’.Entre les Aygues (1623m)The last valley of this trip includes the steepest tracks and the worst road. Do not let this you stop you, mainly because the valley is beautiful and the effort is well worth it. The climb begins in Vallouise and goes through the valley of the river L’Onde in a westerly direction. From the village of Villard the road gets worse and the gradient sometimes rises up to 15%. The climb is 7.6 kilometers with a 455m height gain.

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Entreles Aygues(1623m)

Pre Mme Carle(1874m)

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CLIMBS• Pré de Madame Carle (Pag. 32)


ROUTE FACTS Route 7Pré de Madame Carle (41 km/1010 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONA nice climb to warm up and enjoy the scenery of the Parc des Ecrins. The tour starts with a hairpin dominated descent to the charming village of Vallouise. We continue up the road towards Pelvoux, on a road that rises gently. After the tunnel the serious climb begins, although the steepest part begins after Ailefroide. The road goes up nicely through the forest, until you reach the campsite at Ailefroide where you can refill your water bottle.

The next 4 kilometers after Ailefroide are a tough climb with a gradient up to 11%. The last kilometer is almost flat with a magnificent view of the Glacier Balanc and good for cooling-down before reaching the refuge Pré de Madame Carle. The hardest part of the descent is also in the first kilometers, it is steep and the road is not that good and the hairpins follow one another quickly. After some quiet pedaling you start with a 4 kilometer climb to Puy Saint Vincent, back ‘home’.

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Pre Mme Carle(1874m)

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CLIMBS• Col du Lautaret (Pag. 36+37)• Col du Galibier (Pag. 37)


ROUTE FACTS Route 8Galibier from 2 sides(80 km/2390 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONTo keep this tour humane we take the car to Le Monêtier-les-Bains. This village is at the begining of the ascent to the Col du Lautaret, the first climb today. 13 kilometers to the col are a good warm up, the gradient does not exceed 5.3%. The next 8 kilometers to the Col du Galibier differ in many ways from the Lautaret. The climb is steep and tortuous but the scenery and the views many times better. At the top the wind can blow hard and the weather in the Savoy may differ significantly from the weather in the Southern Hautes Alpes; keep this in mind and always bring a windbreaker. The difference in the weather is clearly reflected in the vegetation and the greenness of the landscape, green on the northern slopes and dry and arid in the south.

From the top we descend about 18 kilometers and 1200 meters, to the village of Valloire. In Valloire can refill your water bottle. From here we turn around and climb the Galibier from Valloire. There is a possibility to decscend after Valloire, to the Maurienne valley and climb the Telegraph as well. The Col du Galibier is 18 kilometers of climbing with an average gradient of 7%, that makes this climb very hard. The closer to the col, the harder it gets and the rougher the landscape. But once you’re at the top you may rightly be proud. All that remains is a wonderful descent to Le Monêtier-les-Bains.

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13 km

DépartMonetier-les Bians(1500m)

ArrivéeMonetier-les Bains

Col deLautaret(2044m)

Valloire(1409m)

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Col deGalibier(2646m)

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Col deGalibier(2646m)

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Col du Galibier2646m

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CLIMBS• Rampes de Freissinières (Pag. 36)


ROUTE FACTS Route 9Round trip Embrun (91 km/1440 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONA relatively simple round trip, with only 2 steep kilometers. The two steep kilometers you’ll find after a wonderful 13 kilometer descent from Puy Saint Vincent to the Freissiniere Ramp. A real killer with gradients up to 20%, for that reason called ‘the wall’. From there it’s a nice descend on a quiet country road with little traffic. At Saint-Clément-sur-Durance we cross the Durance river and continue on the eastern bank of the river.

At Embrun, the farthest point of the route and well worth it to see while enjoying a drink, we again cross the Durance river and continue our route on the west side of the Durance. After 57 kilometers we are unfortunately forced to follow the provincial road for a while, at least until Saint-Clément-sur-Durance. Here you have the possibility to leave the provincial road and cycle back crossing ‘the wall’, once again enjoying the performance of earlier today. The other possibility, so you avoid taking the same road, is to continue on the provincial road to L’Argentière-la-Bessée and turn left towards Puy Saint Vincent.

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Rampes de Freissinieres(1130m)

Embrun(870m)

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CLIMBS• Colle delle Finestre (Pag. 38)• Sestriere


ROUTE FACTS Route 10Round trip Marmotte Sestrière (93 km/2550 Altitude +)

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BESCHRIJVINGFollowing the well-known La Marmotte, Italy has its own similar cyclo since 2015, La Marmotte Sestrière. A round tour which is cycled entirely in Italy and starts less than one hours drive from Puy Saint Vincent. The Colle delle Finestre is the main col of this tour and also the highest point (Cima Coppi) of the Giro d’Italia in 2015. The round trip starts in Cesane Torinese, just across the border after Montgenèvre.

The climb of the Colle delle Finestre begins 35 kilometers after, at Susa. The Colle delle Finestre is 18.5 kilometers long with 1700m height gain, has an average gradient of 9.2% and a maximum of 14%. From the beginning the road climbs steeply, and after a while a gradient of 8% feels suddenly friendly. What makes this climb extremely challenging, but also unique, are the last 7.8 kilometers on a dirt road. After this huge steep climb there is another mountain waiting to be climbed, Sestriere from Pragelato.

This climb with a length of 9.2 kilometers and an average gradient of 5.4% is easy compared to the Finestre. From Sestriere the only thing left is a quiet descent back to Cesane Torinese. During the trip you will encounter several villages, most importantly, take some time for a delicious coffee or cappuccino.

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ArrivéeCesana

TorineseColle delle Finestre(2178m)

Sestrière(2035m)

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CLIMBS• Col d’Izoard from Guillestre (Pag. 28)• Rampes de Freissinières (Pag. 36)


ROUTE FACTS Route 11Bike course Embrun Man Triathlon (187 km/4600 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONYou might find this tour tough... one comfort, during a triathlon is this is only one of the three components, so you are saved a lot of suffering. From Embrum we start with a relatively easy trip around the eastern part of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.

The word easy is relative, the first 8 kilometers we climb from Embrun (870 meters) to the village of Puy Saint Eusèbe at 1220 meters. After this it is almost flat to Saint-Apollinaire, where you have a beautiful view on the lake. Then we descend to the lake and follow the road to Guillestre. From Guillestre we cycle about 18 kilometers through the magnificent Gorge du Guil. The road is false flat up until the exit Arvieux. Arvieux is a good place to take a break and refill your water bottle before you start the real climbing.

The steepest part of the Col d’Izoard begins where the hairpins start and the route continues in the forest. About 2 kilometers below the summit, where you are moving into a moonscape, the road goes down slightly, before you start with the last tough 2 kilometers. The descent is dominated by hairpins on good asphalt. From Briançon we take the scenic route through Villard-Meyer to Les Vigneaux. From here we descend through L’Argentière-la-Bessée down to the start of the Freissiniere Ramp. This ramp, perhaps biked the most often this week, is in the Embrum Man and often the decisive climb; short but very steep. Then return to Embrun where you can (if desired) dive in the lake.

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DépartEmbrun(870m)

ArrivéeEmbrun

Saint Apollinaire(1289m)

Rampes deFreissinières(1130m)

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Guillestre(1103m)

97 km

Col d’Izoard(2360m)

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Col d’Izoard2360m

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CLIMBS• Col de la Croix de Fer • Col de Télégraph • Col du Galibier (Pag. 37)


ROUTE FACTS Route 12Round trip small Marmotte from the Lautaret (160 km/4350 Altitude +)

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DESCRIPTIONThe ‘real’ Marmotte is 176 kilometers and a 5221m height gain. This ‘small’ variant is still no small feat! We also bike the Col de Croix de Fer. From the Lautaret we descend to Le Bourg-d’Oisans, at the start of the famous Alpe d’Huez. (For those with excess energy this 13-kilometer climb can be added to the tour, but keep in mind that there are still many beautiful and hard cols to come).

You continue towards Allemont where you start the Col de la Croix de Fer. A climb of 28 kilometers with a 1337m height gain. At Saint Martin D’Arc you descend to 710 meters. Then you climb nearly 2000 meters to the top of the Galibier at 2645 meters. Within these 2000 altimeters two significant cols could be listed, the Telegraph and the Galibier. After about a third of the climb you will pass the village of Valloire, a good place to take a break and refill your waterbottle.

From Valloire the real suffering begins, especially since you have already done many kilometers. These 18 kilometers which have an average gradient of 7% are very tough. Once up (perhaps after a few minutes) you will be very proud of yourself! All that remains is a short descent to the start of this monster tour.

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ArrivéeCol de

LautaretLe Bourg d’Oisans(719m)

Col duTélégraphe(1566m)

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Col de Croix de Fer(2067m)

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Average gradient................................................................................. 6.3%Maximum (1000m) ............................................................................. 9.9%Length .................................................................................................18.2 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1153 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................13Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 4.5%Maximum (2000m) ...........................................................................10.6%Length .................................................................................................32.7 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1472 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................13Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 9.4%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................11.1%Length .....................................................................................................11 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1034 mHairpins .............................................................................................................9Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ......................................................................reasonable

COLS AND CLIMBS Col d’Izoard (2360m) form BriançonCol d’Izoard (2360m) from Guillestre Col du Granon (2413m)

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Col d’Izoard2360m

1Col du Granon

2413m

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Average gradient................................................................................. 4.8%Maximum (1000m) ............................................................................. 8.1%Length .....................................................................................................11 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................525 mHairpins .............................................................................................................5Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 7.3%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................11.3%Length .................................................................................................21.3 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1561 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................27Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 7.1%Maximum (200m) .............................................................................14.2%Length ................................................................................................... 2.7 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................193 mHairpins .............................................................................................................2Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 6.7%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................10.1%Length .................................................................................................20.1 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1354 mHairpins .............................................................................................................8Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Col de Montgenèvre (1854m)Col de la Bonette (2802m) from Jausiers Col de l’Échelle (1762m) from BriançonCol Agnel (2744m) form Frankrijk

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Col de la Bonette2802m

3Col d’Echelle

1762m

5Col d’Agnel

2744m

4

Average gradient................................................................................. 5.9%Maximum (1000m) ............................................................................. 9.6%Length .................................................................................................18.3 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1070 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................10Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 5.5%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................10.8%Length .....................................................................................................13 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................715 mHairpins .............................................................................................................8Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions .........................................................................moderate

Average gradient................................................................................. 4.1%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................10.9%Length .................................................................................................21.5 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................881 mHairpins ............................................................................................................. -Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ......................................................................reasonable

Average gradient......................................................................................7%Maximum (1000m) ............................................................................. 8.9%Length .................................................................................................12.6 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................881 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................12Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Col de Vars (2109m)Pré de Madame Carle (1874m) Col de Vars (2109m) from JausiersRisoul (1850m)

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Col de Vars2109m

7Pre de Mme Carle

1874m

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Average gradient................................................................................. 8.1%Maximum (500m) .............................................................................12.3%Length ........................................................................................................5 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................403 mHairpins .............................................................................................................7Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions .........................................................................moderate

Average gradient................................................................................. 6.9%Maximum (500m) ............................................................................... 8.8%Length ................................................................................................... 7.2 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................495 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................10Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ......................................................................reasonable

Average gradient......................................................................................6%Maximum (500m) .............................................................................12.5%Length ................................................................................................... 7.6 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................455 mHairpins .............................................................................................................8 Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ...................................................................................... bad

Average gradient................................................................................. 6.5%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................10.2%Length .................................................................................................10.5 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................684 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................13Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Puy Aillaud (1620m)Puy Saint Vincent (1400m) from Vallouise Entre les Aygues (1624m)Puy Saint Vincent (1400m)

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Average gradient................................................................................. 3.1%Maximum (2000m) ............................................................................. 5.3%Length .................................................................................................26.2 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................811 mHairpins .............................................................................................................1Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 9.7%Maximum (2000m) ...........................................................................15.3%Length ................................................................................................... 1.8 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................175 mHairpins ............................................................................................................. -Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient......................................................................................6%Maximum (2000m) ............................................................................. 9.4%Length .................................................................................................31.5 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1901 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................27Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Average gradient................................................................................. 6.6%Maximum (500m) ............................................................................... 9.6%Length ................................................................................................... 8.5 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................563 mHairpins .............................................................................................................5Traffic .......................................................................................................... a lotRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Col du Lautaret (2044m) from BriançonRampes de Freissinieres (1130m) Col du Galibier (2646m)Col du Galibier (2646m) from the Lautaret

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Average gradient...............................................................................10.3%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................13.7%Length .................................................................................................14.9 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1543 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................44Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ...................................................................................... bad

Colle delle Finestre (2178m)

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Average gradient................................................................................. 5.9%Maximum (1000m) ...........................................................................10.5%Length .................................................................................................18.9 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1108 mHairpins .............................................................................................................9Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ...................................................................................... bad

Col d’Alllos (2250m)

Average gradient................................................................................. 4.2%Maximum (2000m) ............................................................................. 7.9%Length .....................................................................................................28 kmAltitude ................................................................................................1174 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................12Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Col de la Cayolle (2326m)


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Average gradient................................................................................. 9.5%Maximum (500m) .............................................................................12.2%Length ................................................................................................... 5.2 kmAltitude ...................................................................................................498 mHairpins ..........................................................................................................23Traffic ......................................................................................................... littleRoad conditions ................................................................................... good

Col de Pontis (1301m) from the Ubaye

Col de Pontis1301m

10Col d’Allos

2250m

11Col de la Cayolle

2326m

12

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Col d’Izoard2360m

1

Col de Vars2109m

7

Col de la Bonette2802m

3


9

Col d’Echelle1762m

5

Col d’Allos2250m

11

Col du Granon2413m

2


8

Col d’Agnel2744m

4

Col de Pontis1301m

10


6

Col de la Cayolle2326m

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We have selected 12 climbs you absolutely should do! Some of the most legendary cols of the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. But also a few less known to the crowd but very worthwhile.

The Challenge is as follows: 1 On every climb take a picture of

yourself or your group, with the nameplate of the col.

2 Post that picture on the Facebook page of Zero Cinq and tag yourself in the picture.

3 Get a stamp (at sportscafé St Roch) on your stamp card.

4 When you have completed your bucket list, you will receive the coveted bucketlist Trophy!

This cycleroute book with legendary

Bucketlist belongs to:

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On the 13th of July, the Belgium Philippe Thys, first ever triple Tour champion (1913, 1914, 1920), was the very first to conquer the Vars and the Izoard passes during the 10th stage (Nice- Briançon) of the Tour de France. After a fall in the Siant-Michel pass, he crossed the Allos Pass (the 8th to cross it that year) trailing the leader by almost 3 minutes, and by the time he reached the Vars pass he was back in the lead. He got a flat tyre descending to Guilestre... but won his third consecutive stage after having passed the Izoard as leader of the race. This sequence of three mountain passes has been programmed 13 times in the history ot the Tour (1922-2000)

Even though he had the best score in some stages during his Tour (5 out of 15), he finished 14th never having worn the “moillot jaune”. At the 6th stage, while in second position, he broke one of his wheels and trailed behind three hours... Finally, the lucky man was his fellow countryman Firmin Lambot who had already won in 1919, he won by sheer perseverance on points that year aged 37, without having won a single stage outright. Philippe Thys never took part in the Giro.

“To win the Tour, first you need to be in very good health, then you need to have good luck, and only in the third place is the need to be a good climber” D. Lambot – 1922Photo: Col d’Izoard – 16e Tour de France – 1922 – Nice-Briançon

Source: Vélo Viso 2016

At www.zerocinq.com/nl/wielerroutes/ you’ll find over 30 cycleroutes of which you can download the GPS files. You will also find more elevation profiles of the cols. A SELECTION OF THE EXTRA ROUTES:

13. Les 3 Cols (Allos, Champs, Cayolle)........... 124km / 3300hm

14. Embrun & Tour around the Lac Serre Ponçon ........................................................ 128km / 1940hm

15. Out and back Risoul 1850 ........................................85km / 1700hm

16. Granfondo Val de Susa ............................................ 205km / 4700hm

17. Parcours Risoul-Queyras ...................................... 145km / 3900hm

18. Roundtrip l’Argentière-Prelles ..............................35km / 740hm

19. Roundtrip Guillestre & Mt Dauphin ...............66km / 1250hm

20. Climb time trail ZeroCinq ..............................................4km / 310hm

Every year there are some biking events & cyclo’s in the biking mecca around Puy St Vincent. Like:

Cyclo Luc Alphand (beginning of July, 3 distances: 85km/1300hm, 108km/2000hm, 205km/4200hm)

Cyclo Risoul-Queyras-Jolywear (end of July, 3 distances: 60km/1400hm, 100km/2200hm, 130km 3700hm)

Cyclo Marmotte Sestrière (end of July, 2 distances: 93km/2400hm, 118km/3200hm)

Tour des 3 Cols (beginning of August, 2 distances: 60km/1700hm, 124km/3300hm)

Cols Réservés (beginning of July and the end of August: the most beautiful cols reserved for cyclists)

Besides that, every year some of the stages of the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia be run in the Hautes Alpes. The exact dates

and more informatie you’ll find at: www.zerocinq.com

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