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| 7 hairpin turns |
| #35 toughest climb of Haute Savoie |
| #50 average steepest climb of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Le Crozat from Saint Gervais les Bains is a climb in the region Haute Savoie. It is 2.6 mi long and bridges 1647 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 12%, resulting in a difficulty score of 692. The top of the ascent is located at 4659 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road names: Route de Bionnay & Route de Bionnassay
3.0 by CedricS31This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.The climb itself is very interesting because you don't often get the chance to go over such steep gradients on a bike. On the other hand, some stretches of road are really bad (I would insist) and if that adds difficulty to the already difficult climb, these stretches are dangerous on the descent... Then there are quite a few cars in the summer, and the road remains narrow, so it's not pleasant to go through at this time of year. So I give it 3 stars, with a better road it would be 4 o... read more
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The climb itself is very interesting because you don't often get the chance to go over such steep gradients on a bike. On the other hand, some stretches of road are really bad (I would insist) and if that adds difficulty to the already difficult climb, these stretches are dangerous on the descent... Then there are quite a few cars in the summer, and the road remains narrow, so it's not pleasant to go through at this time of year. So I give it 3 stars, with a better road it would be 4 or 5.
La montée en tant que telle est très intéressante car on n'a rarement l'occasion de passer de tels pourcentages à vélo. Par contre certaines portions de route sont vraiment très mauvaises (j'insiste) et si ça rajoute de la difficulté à la montée déjà pas évidente, ces quelques portions sont dangereuses en descente... Ensuite il y a quand même pas mal de voiture l'été, et la route reste étroite, ça n'est pas agréable de passer par là à cette période. De ce fait je met 3 étoiles, avec une meilleure route ça serait 4 ou 5
Very nice climb and very challenging! Quite exceptional in France too, 4 km at an average of 12 ％ of climbing! The first stretch up to the turnoff to Bionnassay is doable, then it starts. Contrary to the profile above, the first hairpin bend and for the stretch just after it is already very steep. Here I already saw 19％ passing by on my bike computer. After that it is also steep, but at a slow pace actually quite doable. A beautiful road though, with nice hairpins and the higher you get, more and more views of the snow-capped mountains. When you get to Bionnassay and turn left after the restaurant, a wall starts that seems to have no end. Here there is a stretch of some's 500m long that does not go below 15％ and regularly touches 20％. If you think you are there, it is a few more hups up and down to the parking le Crozat where it becomes unpaved. Here you have an immense view of the Bionnassay glacier and Mont Blanc. This would be a really good alternative to the Bettex climb in the Tour de France.
Hele mooie klim en zeer uitdagend! Vrij uitzonderlijk in Frankrijk ook, 4 km aan gemiddeld 12 ％ klimmen! Het eerste stuk tot aan de afslag naar Bionnassay is goed te doen, daarna begint het. In tegenstelling tot het profiel hierboven is de eerste haarspeldbocht en voor het stuk net daarna al erg steil. Hier zag ik al 19％ voorbij komen op mn fietscomputer. Daarna is het ook steil, maar in een langzaam tempo eigenlijk best te doen. Wel een mooie weg, met mooie haarspeldbochten en hoe hoger je komt steeds meer zicht op de besneeuwde bergen. Wanneer je in Bionnassay komt en na het restaurant naar links draait begint er een muur waar geen eind aan lijkt te komen. Hier zit een stuk van zo'n 500m lang dat niet onder de 15％ komt en regelmatig tegen de 20％ aan zit. Als je er denk te zijn is het nog een paar hupsjes op en af naar de parking le Crozat waar het onverhard wordt. Hier heb je een onwijs mooi uitzicht op de Bionnassay gletsjer en Mont Blanc. Dit zou echt een goed alternatief zijn voor de Bettex klim in de Tour de France.
| 5 mph | 00:31:16 |
| 7 mph | 00:22:08 |
| 9 mph | 00:17:15 |
| 12 mph | 00:12:57 |
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