“Croissant” Route Details (France)
This quick, flat loop is the “shortest” of France’s new routes (those released in April 2025) and covers all the new roads. (Yes, Macaron is shorter – but it’s event-only. And while Ven-10 is actually shorter in length, you’re climbing Ventoux the whole time, so it feels much longer!)
This quick, flat loop is the “shortest” of France’s new routes (those released in April 2025) and covers all the new roads. (Yes, Macaron is shorter – but it’s event-only. And while Ven-10 is actually shorter in length, you’re climbing Ventoux the whole time, so it feels much longer!)
Route Basics
Length: 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Elevation: 50m (164‘)
+3.1km (1.9 miles) lead-in with 21m (69‘) elevation
Map: France
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Rating: 5.9/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
2 W/kg: 23 minutes
3 W/kg: 19 minutes
4 W/kg: 17 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins with a lead-in to the Dos d'Âne Sprint arch, which is also the finish line.
Achievement Badge: 185 XP
Strava Segments
Route Description
Traveling in a clockwise loop, this circuit begins with a 3.1km lead-in from the new Normandy start pens to the Dos d’Âne Sprint Reverse arch (which also serves as the loop’s finish line).
After the lead-in you’ll hit two sprints in quick succession: first Sprint du Cratère, then the slightly downhill Sprinteur Sprint Reverse. Take a right turn onto the “older” France road and you’ll pass the Normandy start pens and retrace your lead-in steps, once again riding beneath the Dos d’Âne Sprint Reverse arch before twisting and climbing your way up to the finish line.
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