France: 7818 climbs
In France cyclists can find 7818 interesting climbs between 1 and 2802 meters above sea level. Col du Galibier is the toughest ascent with a difficulty score of 1612. Climbs have an average length of 5km and 260 meters of total ascent.
Ranking list France
Name | Length | Gradient | Difficulty points | ||
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Col du Galibier
109
famous beautiful
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34.8km 5.9% |
5.9% | 1612 |
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Tougnète from Moutiers
10
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34.4km 5.8% |
5.8% | 1535 |
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Col du Parpaillon from La Condamine-Châtelard
16
famous gravel
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17.5km 7.8% |
7.8% | 1499 |
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Col de la Loze from Brides les Bains
22
famous beautiful
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21.4km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1469 |
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La Saussaz from Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte
13
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15.5km 9% |
9% | 1454 |
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Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan
20
famous beautiful
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16.1km 8.7% |
8.7% | 1381 |
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Chamrousse from Séchilienne
2
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18.4km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1376 |
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Col du Grand Colombier from Talissieu via Chavornay
6
hidden gem
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13.9km 9.1% |
9.1% | 1368 |
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Mont Ventoux
176
famous beautiful
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20.8km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1352 |
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Col de la Loze via La Tania
5
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24.4km 6.4% |
6.4% | 1340 |
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Name | Length | Gradient | Difficulty points | ||
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Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan
hidden gem
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0.2km 19.1% |
19.1% | 84 |
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Côteau du Frugy from Quimper
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0.2km 18.5% |
18.5% |
56
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Mur de la Gare
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0.1km 17.9% |
17.9% |
20
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Rue de la Côte Brune from Ampuis
beautiful hidden gem
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0.7km 17.4% |
17.4% | 229 |
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Chemin des Riffroids
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0.4km 16.9% |
16.9% | 112 |
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Chemin de la Vierge from Bort-les-Orgues
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1.1km 16.9% |
16.9% | 329 |
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Côte de Bonnebos
hidden gem
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0.5km 16.9% |
16.9% | 153 |
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Côte d'Aigumont from Avesnes-en-Val
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0.3km 16.8% |
16.8% | 84 |
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Mur d'Allex
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0.2km 16.1% |
16.1% |
41
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Côte d'Albé
1
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0.3km 16.1% |
16.1% | 87 |
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Name | Length | Gradient | Difficulty points | ||
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Col de l'Iseran
51
famous beautiful
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47.4km 4.3% |
4.3% | 1261 |
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Col d’Arcarota from San Nicolao via D330
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44.1km 2.6% |
2.6% | 664 |
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Col du Galibier from Le Clapier
3
famous beautiful
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42.4km 4.7% |
4.7% | 1257 |
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Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens
1
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38.9km 3.6% |
3.6% | 688 |
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Col de Vergio from Ponte Castirla
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38.8km 3% |
3% | 451 |
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Val Thorens from Moutiers
5
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36.3km 5.2% |
5.2% | 1269 |
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Col de Vergio
11
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35.8km 4.3% |
4.3% | 885 |
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Val Thorens via Saint Laurent de la Côte
4
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35.2km 5.4% |
5.4% | 1266 |
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Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes
1
beautiful
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35.2km 4.8% |
4.8% | 890 |
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Col du Galibier
109
famous beautiful
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34.8km 5.9% |
5.9% | 1612 |
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Name | Length | Gradient | Difficulty points | ||
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Col du Galibier
109
famous beautiful
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34.8km 5.9% |
5.9% | 1612 |
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Col de l'Iseran
51
famous beautiful
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47.4km 4.3% |
4.3% | 1261 |
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Col du Galibier from Le Clapier
3
famous beautiful
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42.4km 4.7% |
4.7% | 1257 |
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Tougnète from Moutiers
10
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34.4km 5.8% |
5.8% | 1535 |
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Val Thorens via Saint Laurent de la Côte
4
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35.2km 5.4% |
5.4% | 1266 |
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Val Thorens from Moutiers
5
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36.3km 5.2% |
5.2% | 1269 |
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Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes
1
beautiful
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35.2km 4.8% |
4.8% | 890 |
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Col de la Loze from Brides les Bains via Courchevel
15
famous
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26.1km 6.4% |
6.4% | 1267 |
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Col de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
15
famous beautiful
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25.4km 6.5% |
6.5% | 1260 |
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Col de la Loze from Brides les Bains
22
famous beautiful
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21.4km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1469 |
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Mont Ventoux
176
famous beautiful
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20.8km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1352 |
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Alpe d'Huez
111
famous beautiful
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13.9km 8% |
8% | 994 |
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Col du Galibier
109
famous beautiful
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34.8km 5.9% |
5.9% | 1612 |
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Mont Ventoux from Malaucène
95
famous beautiful
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21km 7.5% |
7.5% | 1288 |
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Super Planche des Belles Filles
57
famous gravel
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7km 8.8% |
8.8% | 674 |
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Mont Ventoux from Sault
56
famous beautiful
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24.4km 4.9% |
4.9% | 748 |
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Col du Tourmalet
39
famous beautiful hidden gem
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18.3km 7.7% |
7.7% | 1124 |
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Col du Grand Ballon from Moosch
33
beautiful
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12.6km 7.6% |
7.6% | 818 |
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Puy de Dôme
2
famous
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5.8km 10.3% |
10.3% | 658 |
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Col du Grand Colombier
27
famous beautiful
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17.7km 7.2% |
7.2% | 1078 |
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Wall of Fame
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Cycling routes France
Name | Distance | Total ascent | Climbs | |
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7 Majeurs
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362.6km | 10673m | 7 |
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L'Ardéchoise
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277.8km | 5780m | 12 |
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La Marmotte
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176.7km | 5368m | 3 |
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La Volcanique
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176.5km | 3435m | 7 |
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The marathon of the French Ardennes
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176.3km | 3192m | 13 |
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In Flanders Fields
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175.9km | 1713m | 37 |
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Les trente ascensions de Montreuil
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170km | 2321m | 31 |
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La longue bataille de Cassel
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167.4km | 1410m | 34 |
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Les côtes de Boulogne-sur-Mer
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167km | 2344m | 33 |
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The Houtland Eight
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166.5km | 1587m | 34 |
Regions
Alps | 4299 climbs |
0-2802m | 3031 |
French Alps | 1362 climbs |
7-2802m | 1612 |
Pyrenees | 787 climbs |
3-2409m | 1381 |
French Pyrenees | 499 climbs |
4-2409m | 1381 |
Jura | 333 climbs |
207-1616m | 1368 |
Massif Central | 1336 climbs |
93-1608m | 1012 |
Cévennes | 211 climbs |
93-1561m | 1012 |
Vosges | 382 climbs |
196-1355m | 904 |
Monts du Forez | 108 climbs |
281-1608m | 655 |
Ardèche | 133 climbs |
75-1564m | 630 |
Monts du Lyonnais | 68 climbs |
147-1205m | 548 |
Morvan | 69 climbs |
137-905m | 441 |
Palatinate Forest / Haardt | 75 climbs |
153-668m | 393 |
Ardennes | 3340 climbs |
63-694m | 341 |
French Ardennes | 142 climbs |
113-496m | 269 |
Armorican Massif | 573 climbs |
2-415m | 239 |
West-Flemish Hills & Houtland | 226 climbs |
3-168m | 158 |
Westrich Plateau | 55 climbs |
213-410m | 151 |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1760 climbs |
75-2770m | 1612 |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 726 climbs |
3-2802m | 1499 |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 125 climbs |
291-2802m | 1499 |
Occitania | 1027 climbs |
4-2409m | 1381 |
Isère | 210 climbs |
191-2642m | 1376 |
Ain | 95 climbs |
185-1535m | 1368 |
Alpes-Maritimes | 159 climbs |
4-2802m | 1260 |
Hautes Alpes | 206 climbs |
564-2744m | 1210 |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 272 climbs |
4-1794m | 1179 |
Basque Country | 273 climbs |
1-1774m | 1179 |
Corsica | 277 climbs |
1-1800m | 1139 |
Haute Savoie | 158 climbs |
344-1845m | 1139 |
Ariège | 118 climbs |
301-2409m | 1078 |
Grand Est | 915 climbs |
70-1355m | 904 |
Aude | 59 climbs |
163-1680m | 765 |
Drôme | 233 climbs |
102-1434m | 745 |
Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 400 climbs |
110-1418m | 700 |
Doubs | 75 climbs |
229-1418m | 700 |
Auvergne | 280 climbs |
220-1608m | 658 |
Aveyron | 86 climbs |
175-1381m | 634 |
Cantal | 123 climbs |
220-1589m | 584 |
Corrèze | 52 climbs |
130-975m | 478 |
Bouches-du-Rhône | 41 climbs |
5-731m | 435 |
Beaujolais | 165 climbs |
177-1009m | 400 |
Allier | 18 climbs |
199-1078m | 393 |
Côte-d'Or | 140 climbs |
214-620m | 309 |
Ardennes (France) | 242 climbs |
100-496m | 269 |
Brittany | 241 climbs |
2-368m | 239 |
Pays de la Loire | 96 climbs |
8-412m | 238 |
Manche | 110 climbs |
2-339m | 212 |
Normandy | 615 climbs |
2-415m | 212 |
Calvados | 197 climbs |
4-346m | 196 |
Creuse | 7 climbs |
330-687m | 180 |
Dordogne | 30 climbs |
56-383m | 172 |
Pas-de-Calais | 772 climbs |
5-211m | 168 |
Hauts-des-France | 1313 climbs |
3-274m | 168 |
Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d'Opale | 360 climbs |
5-211m | 168 |
Côtes-d-Armor | 47 climbs |
7-338m | 165 |
Eure | 38 climbs |
5-224m | 153 |
Île-de-France | 166 climbs |
18-232m | 140 |
Cher | 4 climbs |
172-365m | 138 |
Centre-Val de Loire | 35 climbs |
39-365m | 138 |
Eure-et-Loir | 35 climbs |
39-365m | 138 |
Aisne | 43 climbs |
50-233m | 95 |
Aube | 14 climbs |
151-340m | 85 |
Loire-Atlantique | 7 climbs |
8-69m | 84 |
Charente | 9 climbs |
14-145m | 48 |
Charente-Maritime | 1 climbs |
58-102m | 22 |
La Maurienne | 66 climbs |
304-2770m | 1612 |
Bourg d'Oisans | 79 climbs |
272-2642m | 1612 |
Serre Ponçon | 159 climbs |
643-2802m | 1499 |
Grenoble | 120 climbs |
191-2100m | 1376 |
Annecy | 77 climbs |
305-1935m | 1294 |
Briançon | 93 climbs |
875-2744m | 1036 |
Countries nearby
Italy | -5-2757m | 3031 |
Spain | 0-3384m | 3017 |
Germany | 3-1928m | 2070 |
Switzerland | 210-2501m | 1674 |
Andorra | 895-2408m | 986 |
England | 3-840m | 675 |
Belgium | 1-694m | 341 |
Luxembourg | 136-559m | 317 |
Jersey | 7-116m | 124 |
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Reviews/stories (2)
My experience with French drivers is quite different from the one described in the introduction about the love-hate relationship in France.
Today, in the Grand-Est, I made a 50 km trip on quiet D-roads where 70 or 80 km/h is allowed. People pass me by riding on the left side of the road and when there is an oncoming car they stay behind me (despite sufficient width for bike and 2 cars) and only overtake when there is no oncoming car anymore. I have had many of these experiences solo on the road bike and solo on the fully loaded holiday bike.
And when it gets busier, patience and caution are sometimes abandoned sooner. That is true, but I guess that is not typically French.
Bon voyage. Paul
Mijn ervaring met Franse automobilisten is heel anders dan beschreven in de inleiding over de haat-liefdeverhouding in Frankrijk.
Vandaag in de Grand-Est een tochtje van 50 km gemaakt op rustige D-wegen waar 70 of 80 gereden mag worden. Men passeert mij ruim door op de linker weghelft te gaan rijden en als er een tegenligger aankomt blijft men achter me hangen (ondanks voldoende breedte voor fiets en 2 autos) en haalt pas in als er geen tegenligger meer is. Ik heb veel van deze ervaringen solo op de racefiets en solo op de volgeladen vakantiefiets.
En waar het drukker wordt, laat men het geduld en de voorzichtigheid soms eerder achter zich. Dat klopt, maar dat is vast niet typisch Frans.
Bon voyage. Paul
Magnificent region of beautiful exits has to realize with beautiful collars for all levels a lot of sympathetic collars to make in Canet to attack the alps
Région magnifique de belles sorties a vélo a réalisé avec de beaux cols pour tous niveaux beaucoup de col sympas à faire à Canet de s'attaquer au alpes
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