RiDE (UK)

OUR ROUTES

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NAPOLEON AND LA BONNETTE

Start/finish: Castellane Distance: 220 miles Riding time 6 hours Route Napoleon, Clue de Barles, Col de la Bonnette… the road names are great but the riding’s even better.

VERDON AND LOUP LOOP

Start/finish: Castellane Distance: 180 miles Riding time: 5 hours A complete lap of the Gorges du Verdon plus the lessfamous but equally-great Gorge du Loup.

ULTIMATE LA BONNETTE LOOP

Start/finish: Barcelonet­te Distance: 190 miles Riding time: 5 hours Col de la Cayolle, Col des Champs, Gorges du Daluis and Gorges du Cians… then La Bonnette. Epic.

ALLOS, CHAMPS AND LARCHE

Start/finish: Barcelonet­te Distance: 155 miles Riding time: 4.5 hours Stunning riding looping through the Mercantour and into Italy over Col de la Lombarde, returning over Col de Larche.

TENDE AND TURINI

Start/finish: Sospel Distance: 160 miles

Riding time: 5.5 hours Over the epic Col de Tende (adventure bikes take the unpaved hairpins, tourers take the tunnel) to Italy and back over Rallye Monte Carlo stage, Col du Turini.

VENCE ADVENTURE

Start/finish: Sospel Distance: 190 miles Riding time: 6 hours Col du Braus, Col de Vence and the most some of the most beautiful, challengin­g roads in Provençe.

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