For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful road cycling routes.
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The 10 Most Beautiful road cycling routes in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Circuit vélo FFC n° 1 : Tour du Cap Ferrat
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
20.5 km
1:30 h
173 m
173 m
Partez à la découverte du Cap-Ferrat, sur une route calme au milieu des plus belles demeures de la Côte d’Azur et du magnifique écrin de la presqu’île du Cap-Ferrat.

Road Cycling
· Cottian Alps
(F) "Rundkurs" Pelvoux - L'Argentière - St. Crepin - Chambon
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
49.7 km
2:35 h
603 m
603 m
"Rundkurs" (ab La Roche de Rame) im Haut Val Durance von Pelvoux über l'Argentiere la Bessée, St. Crepin und zurück über einen Anstieg nach Chambon mit 2 moderaten Anstiegen.

Road Cycling
· Vaucluse
Following the tracks of the Tour de France - by bike on Mont Ventoux
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Difficulty
difficult
54.9 km
6:30 h
1,731 m
1,731 m
On the tracks of Jan Ullrich, Lance Armstrong and Erik Zabel, we climb the "Windy Mountain" - Mont Ventoux - and enjoy the magnificent view from the summit over the lavender fields and vineyards of Provence.

Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Circuit vélo FFC n° 24 : le Tour des 2 vallées
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
109.7 km
6:00 h
3,008 m
2,990 m
Un tour de force qui vous fera emprunter plusieurs cols mythiques, avec l’ascension de la route du sanctuaire de la Madone d’Utelle. Lors du Paris-Nice 2016, l’étape fut gagnée par Ilnur Zakarin devant Alberto Contador.

Road Cycling
· Alpes-Maritimes
The 70.3 circuit (Half IRONMAN)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
93.2 km
5:30 h
1,211 m
1,211 m
Seasoned athletes will be able to start on the course of the cycling event of the 2019 edition of the 70.3 World Championships (half an Ironman distance).

Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Bicycle loop la Bonette by la Moutière
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
51.2 km
5:00 h
1,712 m
1,712 m
This version offers the advantage of discovering a new ascent of La Bonette, almost without a car and somewhat unknown to cyclists.

Road Cycling
· Nice - Côte d'Azur
Circuit vélo FFC n°9.1 : Le circuit IRONMAN Nice
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
168.5 km
9:00 h
2,151 m
2,181 m
Pour les mordus des grandes distances, le célèbre parcours cycliste de 165 km du triathlon niçois vous amènera jusqu’au col de l’Ecre (1.118 m) en direction des hauteurs du village de Gréolières.

Road Cycling
· Vaucluse
V863 - Around the Luberon by bike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
240.3 km
23:45 h
2,620 m
2,630 m
Route around the massif and the Luberon Regional Nature Park, marked out in both directions, to discover smoothly all the resources of this exceptional territory.

Road Cycling
· Vaucluse
40 - Touring the Comtat Venaissin by bike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
112.9 km
6:59 h
1,400 m
1,269 m
Distance: 71 miles - Duration: 2 to 4 days (stages of 30, 40 or 60 km) - Type of bike: Hybrid bike / Electric bicycle - Marked circuit (shared roads). The Cycling Tour du Comtat Venaissin is marked in a single direction (clockwise).

Road Cycling
· Vaucluse
Cycle route: From the stone to the pebbly terroir
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
34.1 km
3:00 h
162 m
162 m
Leaving from Orange, this trail provides a breathtaking view over the Dentelles de Montmirail and Mont Ventoux. You’ll ride through the hills of the vineyards of Orange, Courthezon and Châteauneuf-Du-Pape. Varied and hilly landscapes.
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11 - from Mont Ventoux to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue by minot
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Circuit vélo FFC n° 1 : Tour du Cap Ferrat by Elodie
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Col de Pontis by Lynn
Photo: Lynn Cautenbury, Community
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Photo: Lynn Cautenbury, Community
September 16, 2021
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Schöne Tour, auch die größere Straße ist weniger befahren als gedacht. Danke fürs Erstellen :-)
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