I climbed Col d’Eze — Tour de France’s iconic climb [4K]

Hard to find a more picturesque training ride for Ironman Nice than Col d’Eze, culminating at 507m above the Angel’s Bay of Nice (5% av gradient, incl. 6-7% av on the last 5 kms)

During the fizzing Cannes movie festival, and under heavy winds on the French Riviera coast, I tested my legs on mythical Col d’Eze, that will once again return on Tour de France Women with Zwift 2026 for the very last stage in Nice in August 2026, where it will be climbed by the best pro women cyclists not once, not twice, but four times !

Once was enough for me, as Col d’Eze is a great preparation for Ironman’s 70.3 Col de Vence, with almost 10km length, and slightly less elevation gain.

Enjoy the views, the Ukrainian olympic cyclist jersey, or simply the Nice and Cannes vlogging in movie festival in the end 🙂

Cyclist coffeeshop I stopped by at Nice’s climb start right by the port : Eat Sleep Cycle Nice
instagram: eatsleepcycle_nice (not sponsored !!)

Video plan

00:07:23 – Intro in Cagnes sur Mer
00:25:08 – Leaving from Cagnes to Nice
00:56:08 – Arrival in Promenade des Anglais (Nice)
02:06:26 – Chain issue and instant repair
03:15:07 – Massive side wind in Nice
04:29:12 – Leaving from Nice to the col d’Eze
05:08:20 – Climb begins (Moyenne Corniche)
06:23:04 – First cool view
08:20:04 – Direction Monaco/Menton
08:31:29 – Tricky U-turn to climb to haute corniche
09:15:08 – Cool views intensify
11:15:26 – Direction Eze (don’t take Eze village). 500m till col
11:36:21 – Visor pops off
11:54:25 – At this point just enjoy the view
13:47:20 – Last push till col
15:32:10 – Arriving to Col d’Eze sign and massive Bike statue
16:04:01 – Another judge Dredd joke
16:23:28 – Panoramic view of the bay
17:13:20 – Downhill begins
19:31:13 – Coffee at Eat Sleep Cycle coffeeshop
21:06:27 – After-ride vlogging in Cannes movie festival

Thanks for support !
Tell me in comments if you plan to ride Col d’Eze from Nice / or how you found the ride 🙂