Nice Eze-Nice 50K

Course

The course climbs 1939 m+. With 38 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 20% flat. The longest climb runs 3.1 km at an average 5.9% grade (184 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 2.9 km at 9.3% (274 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 31.4% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 32.6% over 0.4 km. Surface: 51% trail, 39% road, and 9% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 65.6 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 6.7 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 34 of 100), with 55% 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 25, target pace until km 40, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 15.5–18.2 km · 401 m D−, -14.6% · 64% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 19.1–21.0 km · 383 m D−, -20.0% · 58% of the race ahead → control
• 23.7–26.6 km · 274 m D−, -9.3% · 47% of the race ahead → target pace
• 37.1–40.3 km · 266 m D−, -8.4% · 20% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 15°C to 19°C, around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 25%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.