Region: French Alps
Climbing effort: 760 cep
Elevation meters: 1109
Steepest kilometer: 8.1%

Steepest 250 m: 10%
Foot: 1138 m    Top: 2247 m
Mean slope: 6.5%
Length: 16.9 km

From: Barcelonnette
Road conditions (2013): average
Other race bikers: 5-10 per hour
Motor vehicles: 10-30 per hour
Scenerie and road: (2/5)
Restaurant or bar near top: no

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This is a rather long, very smooth climb, relatively easy with the steepest kilometer having a slope of 8%. It is perfectly suitable for race bikers. The road is relatively small with little traffic, offers nice though not exciting scenery and fair road conditions. My profile starts where the road to the Col de la Cayolle splits from the route to the Col d'Allos, ~2 km from Barcelonnette. Immediately, the slope is 7-8%, which is typical for the entire tour. The most noticeable exception is the part beginning after 6 km, just before Les Agneliers, which is less steep (3-5%). A few kilometers after Les Angeliers a view opens on the route to the Col de la Cayolle-north with the Cime de la Bonette in the background.