| Hidden gem |
| 29 hairpin turns |
| #83 toughest climb of French Alps |
| #82 most elevation gain of France |
| #66 longest climb of France |
Madone d’Utelle from La Courbaisse is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 25.4km long and bridges 1295 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 992. The top of the ascent is located at 1190 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.
Road names: M2205, M32 & M132
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Beware, after the descent from Tour sur Tinée, the km at 5％ and the km at 8％ are truncated. From the end of the descent, it's a good stretch at 10％ with a footing at 14％, then 1 km between 9 and 10％ before the km on the way down. As for the km at 10 and the km at 11％, it is indeed very difficult and a pain in the ass, the end seems "easy" afterwards.
Attention, après la descente de la Tour sur Tinée, le km à 5％ et le km à 8％ sont tronqués. Dès la fin de la descente, c'est une bonne portion à 10％ avec un pied à 14％, puis 1 km entre 9 et 10％ avant le km en redescente. Pour ce qui est du km à 10 et du km à 11％ qui arrivent plus loin, c'est effectivement très difficile et casse pattes, la fin parait "facile" après.
Actually, they are two separate climbs because after La Tour, you descend at least 2 km before you have to start pedalling again in the direction of Udelle. During the 12 km uphill, after la Tour, we did not see anyone. And it is spicy! Especially because there is a 2 km long strip to 10-14％ just before the end of the tunnel (tunnel on col 😉 ). After the tunnel (the col) you turn off to the Madone d'Udelle. Another 6km, but much less steep and with a mostly comfortable gradual slope. The view is overwhelming. View of the sea, and of the peaks of the Mercantour.
Eigenlijk zijn het twee losse beklimmingen want je daalt na la Tour toch zeker 2km af alvorens je richting Udelle weer op de pedalen moet gaan staan. We zijn gedurende de 12 km bergop, na la Tour, niemand tegen gekomen. En het is pittig! Vooral omdat er een ruim 2 km lange strook à 10-14％ vlak voor het einde van de tunnel (tunnel op col 😉) zit. Na de tunnel (de col) sla je nog af naar de Madone d’Udelle. Nog eens 6km, maar veel minder steil en met een vooral comfortabel geleidelijke hellingshoek. Het uitzicht is overweldigend. Uitzicht op de zee, en op de toppen van de Mercantour.
| 7 km/h | 03:37:59 |
| 11 km/h | 02:18:43 |
| 15 km/h | 01:41:43 |
| 19 km/h | 01:20:18 |
