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2 Where this climb is: Maritime AlpsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Col d'Eze

South-western ascent from Nice
GPX Profile
Length
10.3 km
Height gain
498 m
Average
4.8%
Steepest km
10.7%
Summit altitude
507 m
Difficulty
111
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

9 m → 507 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col d'Eze from Nice
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 10.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.6 km
4–6%
1.0 km
6–8%
3.0 km
8–10%
1.0 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.2–6.2
11.1%
2 km · km 4.4–6.4
9.3%
5 km · km 3.2–8.2
6.6%

Time to the top

0h 39 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 79 m 7.0%
2 143 m 6.3%
3 159 m 1.6%
4 180 m 2.1%
5 240 m 6.0%
6 347 m 10.7%
7 419 m 7.2%
8 485 m 6.6%
9 504 m 2.0%
10 501 m −0.4%

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About Col d'Eze

How long and how steep?
From Nice, Col d'Eze is 10.3 km long and climbs 498 m at an average of 4.8%, to a summit at 507 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 6, averages 10.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 39 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 31 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 111. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col d'Èze.
Where is it?
It's in Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 111?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

The Tumble, Llanfoist 111
Alto de Cueña, de Mieres a Cruce Brañanoceo, La Coca 111
Col d'Eze, Nice 111
Boalhosa, Ponte da Barca 111
Col de la Loze, Courchevel 111

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