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Gros Bessillon from Cotignac

3.0
1 review/story | Elevation profile | 2 photos
This climb contains both pieces of bad road surface and gravel sections, but can be ridden with a road bike.
Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
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Elevation profile Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
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Statistics

Difficulty points 335
Length 9.1 km
Average gradient 5.4%
Steepest 100 meters 11%
Total ascent 493m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
7 hairpin turns
Gravel
Bad road
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Gros Bessillon from Cotignac is a climb in the region Provence. It is 9.1km long and bridges 493 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 335. The top of the ascent is located at 812 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.

Road name: D 13

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Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
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Reviews (1)

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tadgoraucymru
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We've done this climb a couple of times but coming onto the D13 from the other direction. If the road to the summit is open to cars you need to stay vigilant as the road is very narrow. From the top you can see Mont Ventoux!

Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
Gros Bessillon from Cotignac
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:17:52
11 km/h 00:49:33
15 km/h 00:36:20
19 km/h 00:28:41

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