This climb is actually two climbs, and it’s taken from the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France. This year’s final stage is a TT, which hasn’t been done in the Tour for 35 years! (The last time it happened, Greg LeMond incredible TT effort took the Yellow Jersey from Laurent Fignon by just eight seconds, the narrowest margin in history.)
(The Tour’s historic finish in Nice was necessitated by logistical challenges on the Champs-Elysées due to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games beginning just a few days after the TdF concludes.)
Zwift’s segment begins in Monaco then climbs up the D53’s switchbacks to the hilltop village of La Turbie before descending to Eze and climbing again to the finish atop Col d’Eze. The climb up to La Turbie is 8.2km long at 5.6%, while the climb up to Col d’Eze is 1.8km at 6.8%.
Key Details
Category: 2nd
Length: 15.2 km (9.4 miles)
Elevation Gain: 616 m (2,021‘)
Average Gradient: 3.1%
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2 Comments
How was that one mate?
It was tough you get to the top of the first climb then descend before climbing the next one. Then on the way down you then have to go uphill. I was out out of legs a bit at the end as I did two climbs back 2 back.