“Petite Douleur” Route Details (France)
Petite Douleur (“little pain”) is the smallest possible circuit on the France map. With each lap ending atop the Petite KOM, this would make a butt-kicker of a racecourse. The strongest riders can do the loop in under 20 minutes!
This began as a Rebel Route, then was added to the game for Tour de Zwift 2025.
Petite Douleur (“little pain”) is the smallest possible circuit on the France map. With each lap ending atop the Petite KOM, this would make a butt-kicker of a racecourse. The strongest riders can do the loop in under 20 minutes!
This began as a Rebel Route, then was added to the game for Tour de Zwift 2025.
Route Basics
Length: 13.9 km (8.6 miles)
Elevation: 194m (636‘)
+10.9km (6.8 miles) lead-in with 192m (630‘) elevation
Map: France
ZIMetrics
Rating: 15.6/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
2 W/kg: 62 minutes
3 W/kg: 48 minutes
4 W/kg: 42 minutes
Start & Finish
Events start with a lead-in from the pens, through Les Intestins, and up the Petite KOM. Free rides and Meetups begin just before the Petit KOM arch. (Actual lap begins and ends at the Petite KOM arch.)
Achievement Badge: 280 XP
Sprint & KQOM Segments |
| Ballon Sprint (0.21km, 0%) |
| Petit KOM (2.7km, 3.9%) |
Strava Segments
Route Description
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This route begins with a long 11km lead-in from the spawn point/start pens over the twisty river road (aka “Les Intestins”), to the top of the Petite KOM. The Petite KOM banner is our lap start/finish line.
From this start line, we turn right at the fork, heading downhill toward the start pens. This downhill segment is approximately 2.8km long, and the only real descent of the route.
After passing the start pens we turn right toward the Les Intestins and Balloon Field. Here you can hit the Ballon sprint if you’d like, then turn right at the fork to head up the zigzagging Petite KOM. Once you reach the top, it’s time to do it all over again! Get a little recovery on the descent, then hit it with all you’ve got!
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