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We have documented the bike climbs in France with the most vertical ascent. On this page and on the individual climb pages you will find detailed summaries, epic photographs and statistics for these climbs.
This page provides a comprehensive summary of the hardest and best bicycling climbs in France. These epic road bike climbs can be viewed on this page via the map (zoom in to view climbs in particular areas), by Climb Cards (photo and stats), or by a detailed list that can be arranged in metric or imperial units by difficulty, distance (longest climbs in the area), altitude gained, highest elevation (highest summit), average grade (sort by varying distances), lowest start point, etc. Visit the Climb Page to see details and photos for that particular bike climb.
The 10 bike rides with the most elevation gained in France are: 1. Cols du Télégraphe & Galibier, 2. Val Thorens, 3. Col de la Loze (2023 TdF Stage 17), 4. Col de la Loze (Meribel), 5. Col d'Andrion (La Tour), 6. Col de la Croix de Fer (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne), 7. Col de la Loze (Courchevel), 8. Col de la Croix de Fer north, 9. Mont Ventoux (Bedoin), and 10. Cime de la Bonette (Jausiers)
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