Day 8: Vinadio → Nice

The last stage—our grand finale—was also the hardest. We left Vinadio early to tackle the Col de la Lombarde, a brutal 21-kilometer climb rising above 2,300 meters. Hairpin after hairpin, the road twisted through larch forests and past grazing sheep. At the summit, we crossed back into France, windswept and exhilarated. Then came an unforgettable descent through Isola and the Tinée Valley—fast, technical, and endless. After nearly 3,000 meters of descending and 120 kilometers in the saddle, we reached Nice. The blue shimmer of the Mediterranean was our finish line. Seven days, eight stages, one unforgettable ride. We had made it.