Colle del Sestriere is a climb in the region Briançon. It is 11.4km long and bridges 694 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 505. The top of the ascent is located at 2044 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road name: SR23
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The climb is of medium difficulty and not very long.
The road is wide and in very good condition (I don't understand one of the comments about this).
It's probably not intrinsically the most interesting climb in the area, but the Tour de France has made it legendary (especially since L. Armstrong's flight in 1999 - that's for the black legend...).
Curiously, the road was very quiet (on a Monday morning in early August), and therefore very pleasant to ride.
Montée de difficulté moyenne et pas très longue.
La route est large et en très bon état (je ne comprends pas l'un des commentaires à ce sujet).
Ce n'est sans doute pas intrinsèquement la montée la plus intéressante du secteur, mais le Tour de France l'a rendue légendaire (notamment depuis l'envolée de L. Amstrong en 1999 - ça c'est pour la légende noire...).
Curieusement, la route était très calme (un lundi matin, début août), et donc très agréable à monter.
Pretty long climb with some Tour de France fame.
The steepness seems slightly higher to me than in the profile graph.
The road surface is in need of replacement. For climbing, this is less of a problem. But for descending, it does become amusing. Especially since it is a descent that invites speed.
On the climb, you have to go through a short tunnel that cyclists are not really allowed to go through. But the alternative stretch is poorly maintained. So I would say 'whatever' and ride through it anyway.
Vrij lange klim met enige Tour de France bekendheid.
De steiltegraad lijkt me iets hoger dan in de profielgrafiek.
Het wegdek is aan vervanging toe. Om te klimmen is dat minder problematisch. Maar om te dalen wordt het wel ambetant. Te meer omdat het een afdaling is die uitnodigt tot snelheid.
Je moet op de klim even door een kort tunneltje waar je als fietser eigenlijk niet door mag. Maar het alternatief stukje is slecht onderhouden. Dus ik zou zeggen 'whatever' en er toch door rijden.
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