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.
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3815 climbs
Portella de Mentet
24.2 km of relentless climbing at 8.26% average, hauling you from 435 m to a 2429 m summit with ramps hitting 23.17%.
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Portella de Morens
24.1 km of relentless climbing at 8.26% average, hauling you from 438 m to a 2429 m summit with ramps that spike to 23.43%.
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Coll de Certascan
A 24 km hors catégorie monster averaging 7.33% and topping out at 2415 m after 1760 m of net climbing.
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Col du Grand Barme
24 km of relentless climbing to 2263 m, averaging 6.97% with a savage 33.43% pitch and 1671 m of net elevation gain.
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Buco di Grigna
A 23.8 km HC climb in Italy gaining 1,900 m net to a 2,095 m summit, with heavy undulation that inflates the real workload well past the numbers.
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Forcella Pièltinis
A 23.8 km HC monster climbing 1469 m at 6.18% average, with ramps stabbing up to 19.08% before the 1889 m summit.
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Forcola di Valmora
A 23.8 km hors catégorie monster climbing 1573 m at 6.62% average, with a savage 21.62% pitch and a 2006 m summit.
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Alto del Aire - Las Lagunas - Las Puertas - Nariño
A relentless HC monster: 23.7 km climbing at 6.83% average, spiking to 12.24%, hauling you from 1290 m to 2908 m.
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Forcella Ielma
23.5 km of relentless climbing at 6.27% average, punching from 420 m to 1892 m with ramps stabbing up to 21%.
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Colle del Mulo
A 23.8 km HC climb in Italy with 1,736 m of net gain but 2,459 m of total ascent — the undulation is the real story.
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Col Di Vamea
23.3 km at 7.09%, climbing from 558 m to 2210 m — an HC monster with 1652 m of net vertical to swallow.
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Colle Greguri
A 23.2 km HC monster climbing 1368 m at 5.89% average, ramping to a savage 23.79% before topping out at 2297 m.
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Forcella la Sidon bassa
23.2 km at 6.63% averaging into a 2063 m summit, with a savage 32.75% max and 1542 m of net vertical to swallow.
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Forcella Rioda
23.2 km of relentless HC climbing that hauls you from 420 m to 2009 m, averaging 6.84% with a savage 38.87% pinch.
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Basse di Narbona
23.1 km at 6.81% average with pitches to 30.7%, climbing from 645 m to a 2220 m summit — a full HC monster.
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Bocchetta di Selvaraonda
23 km at 7.46%, climbing from 68 m to 1787 m — an HC monster that piles on 1719 m of net gain.
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Alto de La Virgen
22.8 km at a relentless 10% average, climbing 2284 m to a 2836 m summit — a true HC monster with 21% ramps.
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Forcella Val di Brica
A 22.8 km HC monster climbing 1424 m from 521 m to 1945 m at 6.25% average, with ramps spiking to 32.92%.
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Passo Socede
A 22.6 km hors catégorie brute averaging 7.91%, spiking to 21.46% and climbing 1784 m to a 2146 m summit.
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Les Portes d'Oche
A 22.5 km hors catégorie monster climbing from 392 m to 1970 m at 7.02% average, with a savage 28.74% max ramp.
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Sella del Misone
22.5 km at 6.78%, climbing from 89 m to 1612 m with pitches that spike to 25.99% — a genuine HC beast.
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Col des Mines
A 22.4 km HC monster averaging 8.25%, climbing from 470 m to 2320 m for 1850 m of net gain and pitches up to 14.59%.
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Alto De Melgarejo
A 22.4 km HC monster climbing from 1470 m to 3236 m at a punishing 7.89% average, with ramps stabbing to 14.87%.
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Sella del Roite
22.3 km at 8.47% averaging relentless pain, ramping to 18.96% and gaining 1892 m to a 2074 m summit — pure hors catégorie.
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