FFC bike circuit no. 5: on the Tour De France routes (big loop)

The start is from the panoramic loops installed on the east side of the Place de l'Ile de Beauté. Head towards rue Cassini, cross the Place Garibaldi and turn right onto Boulevard Risso. Immediately veer left to follow the directional arrows indicating the chamber of commerce and industry on boulevard Carabacel. At the end of this boulevard, take the climb of boulevard de Cimiez (towards Musée Matisse) then continue on ave de Cimiez and ave de Flirey. At the roundabout with the statue of the dog Totor, take the direction Rimiez via ave Cap de Croix. After some ramps reaching up to 10%, you reach the Aire Saint-Michel district, the actual starting place of the first stage of the 2020 Tour de France. On the RM 114, join the RM 14 towards Aspremont. At the entrance of this village (km 15.6), turn right onto RM 719 towards Tourrette-Levens (km 20.5). At the entrance of this locality, after the roundabout, turn left onto RM 19 towards Levens. After passing the large meadow of Levens on the left side of the road, the summit of the last climb, turn left onto RM 20 (km 29.7) which descends into the Var valley and the RM 6202 passing under the village of La Roquette-sur-Var. Once on RM 6202 and past the 2 roundabouts, make a U-turn to take the Charles-Albert bridge (km 40.7). From there, just after the bridge, there is a parking lot, the starting point of the bike path of the Bec de l’Estéron Natural Park. At the end of this path running alongside RM 6202 bis, at the level of the La Baronne parking lot, head towards Saint-Laurent du Var via RD 2209. At the Saint-Laurent du Var sign, after a few hundred meters, turn left onto chemin de la Digue (km 59.4) towards the Saint-Laurent du Var industrial zone. Several large successive roundabouts on RM 95 will lead you to the Napoléon III bridge and the entrance to Nice via the cycle path running along the seafront road (RM 6098). From the Promenade des Anglais cycle path, you only have to head towards the port, the circuit’s starting point.

Before leaving:

Make sure the bike is in perfect mechanical condition, including tires and brakes Ensure the bike is properly adjusted to your morphology Wearing a helmet is strongly recommended Bring a repair kit Remember that the Highway Code applies to cyclists at all times Never ride more than two abreast and move into a single file when traffic conditions require it Respect other users as you would like to be respected Choose a route adapted to your physical abilities Inform your entourage of your itinerary Check the weather conditions A first aid kit is not essential but can be very useful Inform yourself and keep emergency phone numbers Respect the environment by not throwing food packaging on the roadside If you have to return at nightfall, make sure you can see and be seen

Emergency number: 112

Nice is served by the A8 motorway "La Provençale", coming from Aix-en-Provence to the west and the border to the east.
To reach the city center, five exits have been arranged for direct access to the district of your choice:

Exit no. 50: Promenade des Anglais Exit no. 51: Saint-Augustin / airport Exit no. 52: Saint-Isidore Exit no. 54: Nice north Exit no. 55: Nice east

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Sport circuit (FFC color: red)

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