サンレミ=ド=モーリエンヌの峠・トップ14

Empty, a gas road 😱

On the side of a cliff, very spectacular.

This is the classic southern slope of the pass, which begins at La Chambre. With a vertical drop of 1,591 m, a length of 19.3 km, and an average gradient of 7.9%, it's a colossus. The initial section has many hairpin bends and is covered with trees and vegetation. The intermediate section is probably the toughest. From the Saint François Longchamp ski resort, where there is a gentler section, there are a beautiful 5 km of completely open terrain where you can see the entire final section. Descending this pass is a delight because you build up speed and it also has all kinds of curves.

The views and the cliff are spectacular. It is a hard area of the port that is made more pleasant by the views of the valley and the mountains.

On its southeast side, from Epierre, it is a beautiful port. The vast majority is covered by trees, which do not allow great views of the valley; However, the road is very winding, with continuous curves that make it very bearable. It is an area to enjoy cycling since there is hardly any traffic.

Spectacular port on all its sides. The most famous slope is the one that goes up through Les Lacets de Montvernier. Once this section is over, there are about 10 km of constant climbing with very beautiful views of the Maurienne valley.

The Col de la Madeleine connects the Tarantaise and Maurienne valleys. It is part of the family of exceptional passes with more than 1,500 meters of vertical drop on each of its sides.

This stretch of road is already well above the town of Montvernier, where a vertical strip of rock seems to block any type of access. at this point the road is dug into the solid rock, on one side it offers an impressive abyss that stops in the clearing where the town stands, on the opposite side it escapes upwards, but it is better not to look too much and force on the pedals, because the he entire wall is subject to falling stones and there is not much protection!