Day 3
- start: Digne-les-Bains (592m)
- trailhead: le Serre (1103m)
- finish: Villars-Colmars (1180m)
- riding distance: 44.1 km
- on-bike height gain: 1475m
- on-bike height drop: 1449m
- no. of timed "special stages": 3
- highlight: crossing the Montagne the Coupe, a huge north-south limestone barrier which there is no way around
Distance-altitude plot of Day 3, and 3D plot showing part of the day's route:
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