Col de Nice from La Pointe de Contes is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 6.4km long and bridges 283 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 142. The top of the ascent is located at 413 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road names: Route de la Pointe (D 2204), D 2204, D 321 & Route du Col de Nice (D 2204)
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A pass located on a fairly busy road (although almost all of them are in this highly urbanised region), the Col de Nice on its southern side fortunately offers an alternative to the main road, the D2204: after around 2km, take a road to the right, the D321, which is much quieter and passes through the village of Blausasc. This road joins the D2204 just before the pass. Note that if you climb via the main road, there are 4 hairpin bends towards the end.
The Col de Nice will be climbed by the riders of the 2024 Tour de France on the penultimate stage; in fact, it serves as a prelude to the ascent of the Col de Braus, which reaches an altitude of 1,002 metres.
Col situé sur un axe assez fréquenté (mais ils le sont quasiment tous dans cette région fort urbanisée), le col de Nice, sur son versant sud, présente heureusement une alternative à la route principale, la D2204 : il suffit d'emprunter après environ 2 km une route sur la droite, la D321, qui est beaucoup plus calme et qui traverse le village de Blausasc. Cette route rejoint la D2204 juste avant le col. A noter que, si on fait l'ascension par la route principale, celle-ci est agrémentée vers la fin de 4 virages en épingle.
Le col de Nice sera escaladé par les coureurs du Tour de France 2024 lors de l'avant-dernière étape ; il sert en fait de prélude à l'ascension du col de Braus, qui culmine à 1002 mètres.
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