Vallée de Caïros is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 8.3 km long and bridges 595 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 7.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 544. The top of the ascent is located at 998 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
A small protrusion in the Mercantour Park. You have to climb up to the prohibition sign.
It's a lovely walk on a very quiet road. Here again, the scars of storm Alex can be felt.
The higher you go, the tougher it gets. Some sections are really heavy and difficult.
The gradients are serious, but they never last very long. This climb doesn't really know what it wants: it climbs very steeply, then becomes reasonable again, then flares up again.
The road is good but there is still a lo...read more
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A small protrusion in the Mercantour Park. You have to climb up to the prohibition sign.
It's a lovely walk on a very quiet road. Here again, the scars of storm Alex can be felt.
The higher you go, the tougher it gets. Some sections are really heavy and difficult.
The gradients are serious, but they never last very long. This climb doesn't really know what it wants: it climbs very steeply, then becomes reasonable again, then flares up again.
The road is good but there is still a lot of gravel.
On the way down, a huge deer crossed in front of me less than 10 metres away!
It skidded across the road to avoid me! I skidded off the road to return the courtesy! We didn't even say hello!
Everything went extremely fast.
Amazing! What a bug!
Sorry, he didn't want to be photographed.
Une petite saillie dans le parc du Mercantour. Il faut grimper jusqu’au panneau d’interdiction.
C’est une jolie balade sur une route très calme. Là encore, les stigmates de la tempête Alex se mesurent.
Plus ça monte, plus c’est costaud. Certains passages sont réellement lourds et difficiles.
Les pourcentages sont bien sérieux mais ça ne dure jamais très longtemps. Cette côte ne sait pas trop ce qu’elle veut : elle grimpe très sèchement puis redevient raisonnable puis s’enflamme à nouveau.
La route est bonne mais il y a tout de même beaucoup de gravillons.
En redescendant, un énorme cerf a traversé devant moi à moins de 10 mètres !
Il a dérapé sur la route pour m’éviter ! J’ai dérapé sur la route pour lui rendre la politesse ! Nous ne nous sommes pas salués !
Tout est allé extrêmement vite.
Impressionnant ! Sacrée bestiole !
Désolé, il n’a pas souhaité être photographié.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Vallée de Caïros is a challenging ascent. For this type of climbing, we recommend mountain gearing, specifically a compact system. This means a small front chainring of 34 teeth, combined with a rear cassette where, depending on your level, strength, and experience, you choose a sprocket with 30, 32, or even 34 teeth. Remember that a smooth cadence is always more efficient!
Vallée de Caïros is a serious climb and falls into the 2nd category. With a good basic fitness level, even without much cycling experience, you can complete this climb just fine. However, a bike with climbing gears is a must. Without experience or training, it will be really tough – but that’s part of the challenge!
Vallée de Caïros is 8.3 km long.
The average gradient of Vallée de Caïros is 7.2%.
Vallée de Caïros has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 21.2%.
The summit of Vallée de Caïros is at 998 m.
At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 01:11:00 to climb Vallée de Caïros. At 11 km/h the time is 00:45:11, and at 15 km/h 00:33:08. For the fastest cyclists, 00:26:09 is an achievable time.
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