Corima Drôme Provençale: routes and how to prepare
The course
La Corima
- Distance
- 151 km
- Climbing
- 2,255 m
- Highest point
- 791 m
- Categorised climbs
- 15 · up to 14 %
- Shape
- Loop
Measured on the course you ride in Cycloscape. The organiser's own figures are below.
Elevation profile
79–791 m · 15 categorised climbsThe 6 biggest of 15 categorised climbs, in the order you ride them.
The Corima Drôme Provençale is an early-spring cyclosportive from Montélimar into the hills of the Drôme provençale, with a gravel event alongside. Its regulations have offered three road routes — La Corima of 146 km, La Gobik of 114 km and La Sésame of 82 km. It is held at the end of March; the 2027 date has not been confirmed by the organiser.
Corima Drôme Provençale at a glance
- Where
- Montélimar, France
- Next edition
- Date to be confirmed by the organiser
- Routes
- La Corima: 146 km · La Gobik: 114 km · La Sésame: 82 km
- Terrain
- Hilly — repeated climbs
- Facts checked
- 4 November 2026, against the sources below
Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Ride the real course on your trainer. The route of Corima Drôme Provençale, 151 km, as a 3D world, with your trainer following its gradients — any day, and as part of your Event Coach plan. Part of Cycloscape Pro.
The routes
The Corima Drôme Provençale offers 3 routes.
| Route | Distance | Climbing |
|---|---|---|
| La Corima | 146 km | — |
| La Gobik | 114 km | — |
| La Sésame | 82 km | — |
What the course asks of you
Inland from the Rhône valley, the Drôme provençale is a country of hills, lavender and small cols: climbs of a few kilometres, linked by rolling roads, often under the mistral wind.
Early in the season, ride the first climbs well within yourself, and stay in a group when the wind blows down the valley.
How to prepare
The general shape of a good preparation, which Event Coach turns into a plan for your fitness, time and date:
- Train repeated climbs: several efforts of 8 to 15 minutes close to your threshold, with short recoveries, copy the rhythm of the Corima Drôme Provençale.
- Build the long ride towards 146 km, so the final climbs are not the first time your legs have been out that long.
- Add a few short efforts at low cadence on steep gradients, for the ramps that come late in the day.
Pacing mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that cost riders the most on a day like this:
- Answering every climb of the Corima Drôme Provençale with a surge: repeated climbs reward an even effort, not a burst on each ramp.
- Spending the most on the famous climb when the hardest part of the day is still to come.
- Letting the pace of the group on the flat decide how tired you arrive at the climbs.
Prepare the Corima Drôme Provençale with Cycloscape
Tell Event Coach you are doing the Corima Drôme Provençale, your route and what you want from the day, and it builds your preparation: structured workouts held by your trainer in ERG, Race Pacing for how to spend your effort, and Performance Lab to see whether the work is landing. Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Frequently asked
When is the Corima Drôme Provençale?
The organiser has not announced the next edition's date yet. Event Coach lets you set your own target date until it does.
How long are the routes of the Corima Drôme Provençale?
La Corima: 146 km; La Gobik: 114 km; La Sésame: 82 km. The routes from the organiser's 2023 regulations; the routes may change between editions.
How many riders take part?
About 2,400 riders in 2025.
Can I ride the course of the Corima Drôme Provençale in Cycloscape?
Yes, inside Event Coach with Cycloscape Pro: once you start your preparation, the course is ridden on your trainer as part of the plan.