Col De. Col de l&#39Iseran is the King of the Alps and the holy grail for many motorcycle and bike tourers It’s the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps at an elevation of 2764m (9068ft) above the sea level The pass is traversed by the D902 road It&#39s one of the highest roads of Europe Video Duration 11 min.

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Col Des Champs 2087 M from Quäldich

The Col de la Madeleine in the French Alps is one serious climb all 283km of it up its longest flank from the town of Aigueblanche It’s that sheer distance that makes the Madeleine so tough.

HC climbs: Col de la Madeleine Cyclist

Col de Braus is never too steep but it’s a beautiful climb with nice contoured hairpins Nearing the top is a little road that turns up and left and can be a “longcut to Col de Turini via Col de l’Able At the top of Col de Braus is a monument to René Vietto – one of the greatest French riders to never win the Tour – more here.

Col de l'Iseran, the King of the Alps

Coll de Rates – Over 350m of climbing Coll de Rates is THE climb that everyone from pro riders to novice cyclists does when in Costa Blanca It is by no means the steepest or the longest climb in the region but for one reason or another the ascent from Parcent has near mythical status Average Gradient 5%Lenght 65kmHeight at start 270mLocation Costa Blanca.

Col de la Madeleine (Alps) Map, Cycling Routes & Climbs

Col de la Madeleine is one of the emblematic French Alps mountain passes regularly featuring in Tour de France ever since it was first included back in 1969 It is located on the D213 road connecting La Chambre and FeissonssurIsère Height 2000mLocation Alps.

Col Des Champs 2087 M

Coll de Rates (from Parcent) Cat 2 / 6.5km / 5%

Col de l’Arpettaz – My Cycling Challenge

Col de Braus and Col de la Madone – My Cycling Challenge

Col de l’Arpettaz By Will on August 1 2012 French Alps Cycle Route 1746282 – via Bikemapnet My old friend Emmanuel is vacationing in Annecy with his family I hadn’t seen him in 2 years and he knows the Cols of the region very well My challenge was to find a climb from Annecy that he hadn’t cycled that would make him go “ wow !”.