Road cycling routes in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur,France
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The 10 most beautiful road cycling routes in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Bicycle loop la Bonette by la Moutière
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
51.2 km
5:00 h
1,712 m
1,712 m
This version offers the advantage of discovering a new ascent of La Bonette, almost without a car and somewhat unknown to cyclists.
Road Cycling
· France
Les P'tites Routes du Soleil from Thonon-les-Bains to Nice
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
866 km
75:00 h
15,614 m
16,033 m
The writer Jean Taboureau summed up the spirit of the P'tites Routes du Soleil in these words: "A cyclotourist has no record of achievements, only memories...".
Road Cycling
· Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Tour du Verdon by bike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
258 km
15:47 h
4,000 m
4,000 m
The Tour du Verdon à vélo, designed for adventure-seekers, takes you on a journey of discovery through this unique territory, with its breathtaking panoramas and emblematic villages, as well as its lesser-known and more confidential areas.
Road Cycling
· Rhône-Alpes
Route des Grandes Alpes: the most beautiful alpine cycling adventure !
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
679.1 km
45:42 h
17,064 m
17,480 m
No need to go to the other side of the world to offer you the most beautiful trips! 700 kilometers, 18 mythical passes and 14 stages, the Route des Grandes Alpes is undoubtedly the most majestic mountain cycling route.
Road Cycling
· Vaucluse
V863 - Around the Luberon by bike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
240.3 km
23:45 h
2,620 m
2,630 m
Give in to the temptation of bike touring with this itinerary around the Luberon massif, signposted in both directions. It gives you the chance to discover all the resources of this exceptional region.
Road Cycling
· France
Route des Grandes Alpes - From Barcelonnette to Valberg (11)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 11
75.4 km
8:26 h
2,366 m
1,828 m
A long stage in the heart of the Ubaye landscapes with the ascent of the magnificent Col de Cayolle (2326 m), the descent of Val d'Entraunes and a second ascent to reach Valberg!
Road Cycling
· France
Col d'Allos 2247 m - from Barcelonnette
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
19.6 km
3:00 h
1,130 m
8 m
The French Maritime Alps are an Eldorado for racing cyclists and the Col d'Allos at 2247 m is one of the most spectacular racing bike routes in the region.
Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Climbing the Col de la Bonette
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
25.5 km
3:30 h
1,664 m
2 m
The writer Antoine Blondin when the Tour passed through in 1962, wrote: « this pass kills slowly » . The Bonette is a unique experience. To be lived to the full, for sure. To be hung on the wall of any cyclo in search of a monument. The Bonette is a unique experience.
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Road Cycling
· Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Le Verdon à vélo, au fil de l'eau et de l’histoire du lac de Ste Croix
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
134.3 km
8:44 h
2,110 m
2,110 m
La notoriété du Verdon est évidente et on a tous en tête les superbes images des Gorges, du lac de Sainte Croix, des villages typiques… Mais connaissez-vous vraiment ce territoire, son histoire, ses secrets ?
Du sauvage lac d’Esparron aux rives du fameux lac de Sainte-Croix en passant par les basses Gorges du Verdon, ce séjour itinérant de 3 jours à vélo ou vélo à assistance électrique vous invite à découvrir ce territoire... autrement !
Road Cycling
· France
P'tites Routes Du Soleil - Les balcons des lacs de Chaudanne et de Castillon (A19)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 19
34.4 km
2:51 h
632 m
488 m
Les P'tites routes du Soleil c'est aussi des passages en balcons sur les lacs de Castillon et de Chaudanne coté Alpes de Haute Provence et un détour obligé sur la clue de Saint Auban du coté des Alpes Maritimes.
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