Route des Grandes Alpes - D3 (alt)

France • Day 3 of 3 - alternative route • Start: Guillestre • Finish: Menton • Distance: 135 miles • Riding time: 4 hours • The popular alternative to the classic route, this is the (shorter) variation replacing Col de la Cayolle, Col du Valberg and Col de la Couillole with the run over Col de la Bonette, up to Cime de la Bonette - the highest (non-dead-end) road in Europe.