“Col de la Croix Saint-Robert” Details (Zwift Climb Portal)
Key Details
- Category: 2nd
- Length: 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 346 m (1,135‘)
- Average Gradient: 6%
- Country: France
- Watopia Climb Segment
- Watopia Descent Segment
- France Climb Segment
- France Descent Segment
- 5 W/kg: 15 minutes
- 4 W/kg: 19 minutes
- 3 W/kg: 23 minutes
- 2 W/kg: 34 minutes
Strava Segments
Time Estimates
This pearl of a climb is nestled in the Massif du Sancy in France’s rugged Auvergne region, winding through summer pastures sculpted by time and the elements with panoramic views of the Auvergne volcanoes.
Despite the switchbacks, Col de la Croix Saint-Robert maintains a very steady grade ~6%. It’s the perfect length for training at steady power in sweetspot or threshold zones.
This climb was added to Zwift’s Climb Portal to be featured in July 2025 at the same time as the pro men would race it in stage 10 of Le Tour. The only difference is the pros descended this road after climbing up the other side!
Here’s the IRL segment that corresponds to Zwift’s portal:
this is the side of the pass that will be taken downhill for stage 10 of the Tour de Franc 2025. It would have been nicer to have the side that will be climbed by the Tour 😀
Yeah, sorta odd that Zwift did it in this direction, eh?
Just did this climb IRL today (TDF side) and came here to see if Zwift had integrated it in the portal rotation. What a shame they messed up the direction…
The Mt Lemmon of France? Steady grade, but enough length and height to be worth the effort?