CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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A 209 km one-way ride from near Roquebillière, about 3 h 38 of riding. On the way it passes Ospedaletti and Cap-d'Ail. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,700 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It crosses France, Italy and Monaco - carry ID and check vignette or toll rules.
Roquebillière has had to rebuild itself more than once. In 1926, a landslide swept down onto the old village, killing many of its inhabitants, and much of the population moved to a new site on the other side of the river. Then, in October 2020, Storm Alex unleashed catastrophic floods down the Vésubie valley, destroying roads, bridges and houses, and leaving scars that are still visible today. The resilience of the valley's people is remarkable, and the road has been rebuilt with new bridges and protections.
Read the complete Photo stop near Roquebillière write-up.
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Photo stop near Roquebillière is where the day begins. Next is Nice / Côte d’Azur return.
Palms, pastel houses and a bay that faces due south: Ospedaletti is the Riviera dei Fiori at its most relaxed, a small Ligurian town tucked between Sanremo and Bordighera with its feet in the sea and terraced hills behind it. The old coast railway has been moved inland into a tunnel, and its former line along the shore is now a cycle and walking path, so the seafront is quieter than you might expect on such a crowded coast.
Read the complete Ospedaletti write-up.
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Nice / Côte d’Azur return comes up about 117 km into the recorded legs. Next is Alpine Maritime Weekend food stop.
Cap-d'Ail is the last French town before Monaco, and you can feel the principality pressing against it. The Basse Corniche winds in from Èze and Beaulieu between villas and pines, the rocks drop to clear water below, and then, almost without warning, you are among the towers of Fontvieille. Cap-d'Ail itself is quieter than its neighbour: a scatter of Belle Époque villas, gardens and newer apartments on the slopes above a small cape with coves and a little beach.
Read the complete Cap-d'Ail write-up.
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A break here. Next is Back to Alpine Maritime.
Cannes means film to most of the world, but the working town is a different thing.
Read the complete Alpine Maritime write-up.
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Back to Alpine Maritime closes the day.
Photo stop near Roquebillière → Ospedaletti is 117 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.