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15. Etappe: Menton - Imperia

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Added on 13 Jun 2018

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Cycle route metrics

ridden

Total distance in km

Cumulative elevation gain in m

441

Avg. slope uphill in %

0,82

Cumulative elevation loss in m

434

Total cycling hours

3,8

Avg. pace in km/h

14,2

Min. height

Max. height

164

GPS track data

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Track points in total

933

Track points per km (avg)

Start/endpoint

Start location

Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR (16 m NHN)

End location

Imperia, Liguria, IT (23 m NHN)

ridden on

02 Jul 2018

Weather

Sunny, strong easterly wind.

Accommodation

Hotel Ariston
Via Privata Rambaldi 2
IT-18100 Imperia

Signposting

No signposting.

Properties

asphalt

54 km

100 %

The information relates to the track as traveled!

Slope Gradient Distribution

Show Slope Gradient Distribution

descending	flat	ascending
slope gradient	distance in m	slope gradient	distance in m	slope gradient	distance in m
<-19%	17	-2%	3.515	3%	1.090
-19%	-	-1%	6.415	4%	1.269
-18%	28	0%	21.687	5%	1.234
-17%	28	1%	8.228	6%	1.129
-16%	-	2%	2.904	7%	223
-15%	15			8%	307
-14%	-			9%	129
-13%	-			10%	15
-12%	-			11%	106
-11%	28			12%	25
-10%	33			13%	-
-9%	73			14%	-
-8%	220			15%	-
-7%	536			16%	-
-6%	1.024			17%	-
-5%	1.263			18%	-
-4%	876			19%	-
-3%	1.397			>19%	13
10%	5.538	79%	42.749	10%	5.540

Travel report

The surprise in the morning was that the hotel offered breakfast only in the room and at the same time referred to the cafes around the corner. The breakfast around the corner was very simple, the coffee was an espresso. Formule petit déjeuner for 5.50 €.

From the hotel we cycled to the seaside and along this to the border.

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Menton, Town Hall

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Menton, stairway to Basilique Saint Michel Archange

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Menton

Before the border, we turned left onto the old road, which climbs 150 meters in a even gradient and then drops back 130 meters. A little later we were 50 meters higher again. This of course was exhausting, but was always rewarded with beautiful views from high above the coast and to the mountainsides with their villages.

In Ventimiglia we arrived "at the bottom". The charming sides of the city we did not discover and cycled through it.

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The first meters in Italy

View back to Menton

Mortola Inferiore

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Behind the river Nervia we turned to the sea and then cycled for about 2½ kilometers along the coast. The beach was rocky here and today little visited. The wind blew us hard on the face for the first time today and we made slower progress. In Bordighera we therefore decided not to visit the old center on the hill.

Behind the place we were back on road SS1. The traffic was bearable and we had more to do with the wind. The tunnel of road SS1, which is closed to cyclists, we circumnavigated on the old road. Before Termini, the road climbed again to about 75 meters above MSL. But that was already the last strong climb of the day.

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View to the coastline from the street high above

Beach promenade in Vallecrosia

On the Pista ciclabile at Ospedaletti

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In Ospedaletti begins the cycle track, which has been excellently developed on the former railway line for 24 kilometers. The Capo Nero we have passed through a 1½ kilometer tunnel. The tunnel ceiling is provided with information on cycling events.

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On the bike path near Capo Nero

Tunnel below Capo Nero

Bike path near Sanremo

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At the former station of Sanremo we took a rest. Behind the station building there is a series of Art Nouveau buildings.

On the next few kilometers followed two smaller tunnels and at Cipressa again a large tunnel with 1½ kilometers in length. The views of the sea and the coast were always impressive moments. Towards the landside it is less beautiful, sometimes even mutilated by greenhouses.

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Former railway station of Sanremo

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Less beautiful landscape near Riva Ligure

Near Santo Stefano al Mare

In San Lorenzo the bike path is over and we cycled again on road SS1. The silhouette of Porto Maurizio, our destination in Imperia, was already in sight. From the road again beautiful views over the sea. The last few kilometers we cycled about 30 meters above the sealevel.

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Near Santo Stefano al Mare

Before Porto Maurizio

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In Porto Maurizio we immediately found a hotel with a bicycle garage. The owner speaks fluent German and was very committed. Our request for a taxi to Colle di Nave he had clarified immediately.

A tour through the old town offered interesting insights into the structure of the different eras of the city. Winding alleys, narrow streets between the houses, great views of the sea and the surrounding countryside. And as a significant architectural building the cathedral.

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