Col de Turini from Sospel

Starting just outside Sospel, this is a long and memorable climb that winds up through the Gorges du Piaon and past the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Mensections interspersed with more gentle running sections. our, where the landscape changes from narrow valley to more open slopes. The gradient never lets you settle into an easy rhythm for long, with steeper

As you approach the upper forested slopes the road snakes through a series of classic hairpins, and the final kilometres feel more remote and alpine before you reach the crossroads-style summit with views back toward the valleys below and the Mediterranean on clear days.