Col de Turini

Rising to 1 604 m in the French Alps, France, Col de Turini is a Category 1 cycling climb. From La Bollène-Vésubie, the toughest side climbs 15.3 km at 7.2% average — 1 098 m of ascent, pitching to 19.4% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 13.4%, around km 12.1. It can also be climbed from Lucéram (20.6 km at 4.5%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 8.5, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM LA BOLLÈNE-VÉSUBIE

KM 0.3

KM 0.8

KM 1.3

KM 1.8

KM 2.3

KM 2.8

KM 3.3

KM 3.8

KM 4.3

KM 4.9

KM 5.4

KM 5.9

KM 6.4

KM 6.9

KM 7.4

KM 7.9

KM 8.4

KM 8.9

KM 9.4

KM 10.0

KM 10.5

KM 11.0

KM 11.5

KM 12.0

KM 12.5

KM 13.0

KM 13.5

KM 14.0

KM 15.3