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{{Short description|Mountain pass in the French Alps}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Col de Turini
| photo = 20080520_-_col_de_Turini.jpg
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 1607
| elevation_ref =
| traversed =
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location of Col de Turini
| map_size =
| label = Col de Turini
| coords = {{coord|43|58|40|N|07|23|30|E|type:pass_region:FR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Alpes-Maritimes]], [[France]]
| range = [[Alps]]
| topo =
}}

The '''Col de Turini''' (el. 1607 m) is a high [[mountain pass]] in the [[Alps]] in the department of [[Alpes-Maritimes]] in [[France]]. Situated entirely in the [[Arrondissement of Nice]], the road connects [[Lantosque]] in the [[Communes of France|commune]] [[La Bollène-Vésubie]] with [[Sospel]] in the commune [[Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes|Moulinet]]. It is the major road link between the river valley of the [[Vésubie]] and the [[Bévéra]] valley. It is notorious for its many hairpins and scenic landscapes.

==Auto racing==
The Col de Turini features every year in the [[Monte Carlo Rally]], held in January, as the setting of a {{convert|31|km|adj=on}} stage. The stage is run from [[La Bollène-Vésubie]] up to the summit of the mountain pass, and descending to [[Sospel]], or the reverse trajectory.<ref name="Top Velo 29">{{in lang|fr}} « La Grande Traversée des Alpes, le guide », supplément du magazine ''Top Vélo'' n°172, juillet 2011, {{p.|28-29}}</ref> Known for its narrow road with many [[hairpin turn]]s, the Col de Turini is the technical centrepiece of the rally. Until a few years ago, race pilots drove up the mountain pass at night, with thousands of fans watching the so-called ''"night of the long knives"'' as it was called, due to the strong [[Headlamp#High beam|high beam lights]] cutting through the night.

The Col de Turini featured in the first episode of [[Top Gear (series 10)|Top Gear series 10]] when the presenters intended to search the greatest driving road in the world.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Cycling==
[[File:As Col de Turini- Lacets avant Moulinet.jpg|thumb|right|The Col de Turini's hairpin curves, pictured before [[Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes|Moulinet]], on the southeastern part of the mountain pass.]]
The Col de Turini is occasionally included in cycling races. The western side of the col, starting in [[Lantosque]] in the Vésubie valley, is 15.3 km with an average gradient of 7.2%. The southeastern ascent, starting in [[Sospel]], is 24 km with an average gradient of 5.2%. Both ascents have a maximum gradient of 9%.

It featured four times in the [[Tour de France]], always mid-race: in 1948, 1950, 1973 and 2024.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://ledicodutour.com/montagnes/cols__t/turini.htm Le dico du Tour - Le col de Turini dans le Tour de France depuis 1947]</ref> In 2019, the Col de Turini was included in the [[Paris–Nice]] stage race. It hosted the finish of the seventh stage, climbed by its western ascent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le parcours et les étapes de Paris-Nice 2019, du 10 au 17 mars |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Le-parcours-et-les-etapes-de-paris-nice-2019-du-10-au-17-mars-2019/975568 |website=lequipe.fr |accessdate=12 March 2019 |language=French}}</ref>

'''Appearances in the Tour de France:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year
! Stage
! Start
! Finish
! Leader at the summit
|-
| align="center"|[[1948 Tour de France|1948]] || 12 || [[Sanremo]] || [[Cannes]] || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Louison Bobet]]|FRA}}
|-
| align="center"|[[1950 Tour de France|1950]] || 15 || [[Toulon]] || [[Menton]] || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jean Robic]]|FRA}}
|-
| align="center"|[[1973 Tour de France|1973]] || 10 || [[Embrun, Hautes-Alpes|Embrun]] || [[Nice]] || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Vicente López Carril]]|ESP}}
|-
| align="center"|[[2020 Tour de France|2020]] || [[2020 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 2|2]] || [[Nice]] || [[Nice]] || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Anthony Perez (cyclist)|Anthony Perez]]|FRA}}
|-
| align="center"|[[2024 Tour de France|2024]] || [[2024 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 20|20]] || [[Nice]] || [[:fr:Col de la Couillole|Col de la Couillole]] || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Carapaz]]|ECU}}
|}

'''Appearances in Paris–Nice:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year
! Stage
! Start
! Finish
! Leader at the summit
|-
| align="center"|[[2019 Paris–Nice|2019]] || 7 || [[Nice]] || Col de Turini || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Martínez (cyclist)|Daniel Martínez]]|COL}}
|-
| align="center"|[[2022 Paris–Nice|2022]] || 7 || [[Nice]] || Col de Turini || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Primož Roglič]]|SLO}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of highest paved roads in Europe]]
* [[List of mountain passes#Europe|List of mountain passes]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,360597,00.html]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050220222609/http://mdmot.de/Seealpen/ligurien/turini/GPS_turini.htm]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111064844/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf/turini.php]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mountain passes of the Alps|Turini]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur|Turini]]
[[Category:Monte Carlo Rally]]

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