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A great Aosta Valley classic; the climb itself isn't too difficult, but be careful not to underestimate the wind that often blows strongly from France, making the 12 km from La Thuile to the pass much more challenging than the gradient suggests. The landscape is beautiful and evocative: from the legendary eight hairpin bends that allow you to leave Pré-Saint-Didier behind, you enter the cool valley that leads to La Thuile. After passing the ski resort, you quickly gain altitude with long straights, then enter the forest and conclude the climb in a vast alpine meadow.

superb pass in a grandiose environment

The municipality of Pré-Saint-Didier with Mont Blanc in the background

From La Thuile a smooth and pleasant climb

The climb to the Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo from the Italian side begins in Pré-Saint-Didier. It is a long climb of about 23 km with an altitude difference of 1200 meters. The gradient is moderate until the town of La Thuile, then becomes more constant and challenging in the last 14.5 km (average 5-7%), with numerous hairpin bends at the end.

A great Aosta Valley classic; the climb itself isn't particularly difficult, but be careful not to underestimate the wind that often blows strongly from France, making the 12 km from La Thuile to the pass much more challenging than the steepness suggests. The landscape is beautiful and evocative: from the iconic eight hairpin bends that allow you to leave Pré-Saint-Didier behind, you enter the cool valley that leads to La Thuile. After passing the ski resort, you quickly gain altitude with long straights, then enter the forest and conclude the climb in a vast alpine meadow.

Located exactly on the border between Italy and France, the Lancebranlette is 2,936 meters high and is a mountain of the Graian Alps. On the Italian side it is characterized by a wall of extremely friable rocks overlooking Lake Verney. The summit is also called "Pointe de Lancebranlette".

Don't hesitate to go to the Italian side: the coffee is much better.