| Côte de Saint-Nicolas | |
| Max Elevation M: | 173 |
| Location: | Wallonia Belgium |
| Start: | Saint-Nicolas, Liège |
| Altitude M: | 102 |
| Length Km: | 1.42 |
| Gradient: | 7.6 |
| Maxgradient: | 13 |
| Geolocation: | Belgium |
| Labelposition: | left |
| Lat Deg: | 50 |
| Lat Min: | 38 |
| Lat Dir: | N |
| Lon Deg: | 5 |
| Lon Min: | 32 |
| Lon Dir: | E |
The Côte de Saint-Nicolas is a climb of Wallonia in the municipality of Saint-Nicolas in Belgium. It is often included in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic, where it comes as one of the last difficulties, at approximately 6 km from the finish in the neighbouring municipality of Ans. With a length of 1.4 km at an average gradient of 7.6%, it is often a decisive site of the race.[1]
The climb is nicknamed The Italian Hill, because of the composition of its immigrant population and their descendants – often from Sicily and the South of Italy. Their presence is particularly expressed by the many Italian flags hanging outside the windows, especially during race day of Liège–Bastogne–Liège.