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Climb library

Famous climbs of cycling

Detailed profiles of the climbs that define the sport - length, average gradient, elevation gain, race history, and pacing advice.

12 climbs

🇺🇸US

Hawaii

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Mauna Kea

70 km
Length
5.5%
Avg grade
4205 m
Ascent

Sea level to 4205 m in a single ride — the largest vertical paved climb on Earth, with a brutal gravel section near the summit.

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Southwest

Cat 1🇺🇸

Mount Lemmon

40.2 km
Length
4.8%
Avg grade
1970 m
Ascent

Tucson's 40 km cycling icon — smooth tarmac from desert to pine forest, a winter training favourite for North American pros.

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New England

Cat 1🇺🇸

Mount Washington Auto Road

12.2 km
Length
11.8%
Avg grade
1457 m
Ascent

12.2 km of private toll road at an average of 11.8 percent — the toughest paved hill climb race in the United States.

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California

Cat 2🇺🇸

Old La Honda

5.5 km
Length
7.3%
Avg grade
398 m
Ascent

The benchmark climb of Silicon Valley road cycling — 5.5 km of redwood-shaded tarmac at a steady 7.3 percent.

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🇫🇷FR

French Alps

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Col du Galibier

34.8 km
Length
5.5%
Avg grade
1924 m
Ascent

From Briançon over the Col du Lautaret to the Galibier summit — 34 km and almost 2000 m of climbing through the heart of the French Alps.

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Alpe d'Huez

13.2 km
Length
8.1%
Avg grade
1071 m
Ascent

Twenty-one numbered hairpins climb out of the Romanche valley to a ski station that has hosted the Tour de France more often than any other summit finish.

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Provence

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Mont Ventoux

21.5 km
Length
7.5%
Avg grade
1610 m
Ascent

The Giant of Provence rises 1610 m from the vineyards of Bédoin to a moonscape summit, with a six-kilometre forest section that averages over 9 percent.

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Pyrenees

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Col du Tourmalet

19 km
Length
7.4%
Avg grade
1395 m
Ascent

The most-climbed pass in Tour de France history — 19 km from Luz-Saint-Sauveur at a relentless 7.4 percent.

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