Nice Levens-Nice 50K

Course

The course climbs 1387 m+. With 36 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 31% of the distance is uphill, 40% downhill and 28% flat. The longest climb runs 2.5 km at an average 9.2% grade (235 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.0 km at 12.4% (494 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 31.5% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 31.5% over 0.4 km. Surface: 54% trail and 41% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 49.9 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Mont Leuze (577 m) and Mont Vinaigrier (371 m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 2.9 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 28 of 100), with 65% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 19, target pace until km 31, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 7.4–11.4 km · 494 m D−, -12.4% · 70% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 15.7–18.9 km · 414 m D−, -12.9% · 51% of the race ahead → control

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 13°C to 20°C, around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 30%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 8% of days around this date.