Col de Braus

The tomb of René Vietto on the summit of the Col de Braus

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The Col de Braus is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Alpes-Maritimes department of Provence -Alpes- Côte d' Azur region. He connects with Sospel L' Escarene; the pass is 1002 meters above sea level. The passport will crosses under the 5938 meter long tunnel du Col Braus the Tendabahn. The Col de Braus was an important passage point on the old salt road from Nice to Turin.

At the summit is the tomb of René Vietto, a popular in the thirties and forties cyclist and multiple carrier of the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.

Serpentine sequence towards Sospel

Emplacement at Sospel near the French-Italian border

General classification in the Tour de France Col de la Cayolle Col des Champs Col du Galibier Les Gets Col du Glandon Col du Granon Col de la Joux Verte Col du Lautaret Col de la Lombarde Col de la Madeleine Col des Montets Col de Tende Col de Turini Col de Vars
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