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.

3838 climbs

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Alto de Suta

9.9 km
Length
9.0%
Avg grade
885 m
Ascent

Alto de Suta stacks 894 m of climbing into 9.9 km at a relentless 9.01% average, spiking to 17.98% on its steepest ramps.

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Sela dal Brunéch

9.9 km
Length
11.2%
Avg grade
1096 m
Ascent

A 9.9 km hors catégorie wall averaging 11.21% and spiking to 23.85%, climbing 1108 m to a summit at 2415 m.

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Hirschbergsattel

9.9 km
Length
9.3%
Avg grade
1125 m
Ascent

A 9.9 km HC climb in Austria averaging 9.28%, with 209 m of hidden re-climbing folded into its 1,125 m total ascent.

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Porzescharte

9.6 km
Length
9.7%
Avg grade
889 m
Ascent

9.6 km at a brutal 9.69% average, ramping to 20% and climbing 930 m to a 1895 m summit — a genuine hors catégorie test.

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Alto de la Cañada

9.6 km
Length
10.0%
Avg grade
922 m
Ascent

9.6 km at a brutal 10% average, ramping to 26.02% and climbing 957 m to a 2147 m summit — an HC test with nowhere to hide.

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Passo Zevola

9.6 km
Length
12.2%
Avg grade
1150 m
Ascent

9.6 km at a brutal 12.16% average, climbing from 677 m to 1839 m for 1162 m of relentless vertical gain.

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Alto de Matasano

9.5 km
Length
10.2%
Avg grade
945 m
Ascent

9.5 km at a punishing 10.24% average, ramping to 24.73% and climbing 977 m to a 2276 m summit — hors catégorie, no relief.

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Alto de Cristo

9.5 km
Length
12.3%
Avg grade
1113 m
Ascent

9.5 km at a punishing 12.28% average, climbing from 115 m to 1285 m with ramps spiking to 32.86% — pure hors catégorie brutality.

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Col de Stagn

9.5 km
Length
10.8%
Avg grade
979 m
Ascent

9.5 km at 10.83% average with a brutal 34.51% max, climbing from 1233 m to 2257 m — a true HC test of legs and nerve.

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Gömajoch

9.4 km
Length
10.5%
Avg grade
941 m
Ascent

9.4 km of relentless HC climbing at 10.52% average, spiking to 21.04%, hauling you from 1107 m to 2099 m.

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Túnel del Cadí

9.4 km
Length
10.9%
Avg grade
1008 m
Ascent

9.4 km at 10.93% average with a brutal 34.58% max, climbing 1031 m to a 1841 m summit — a genuine HC test.

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Passo Santa Barbara

9.4 km
Length
10.1%
Avg grade
927 m
Ascent

9.4 km at a brutal 10.05% average, ramping to 16.93% — an HC wall climbing 947 m to 1175 m with almost no relief.

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Mitterjoch

9.4 km
Length
11.2%
Avg grade
1469 m
Ascent

9.4 km at a savage 11.16% average, climbing from 1052 m to 2102 m — an HC wall that gains 1050 m of net elevation.

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Colle di Vareno

9.3 km
Length
12.4%
Avg grade
1124 m
Ascent

9.3 km at a brutal 12.39% average, ramping to 30.05% — 1156 m of vertical from 223 m to 1379 m on one relentless HC wall.

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Ochsenscharte

9.2 km
Length
10.8%
Avg grade
990 m
Ascent

9.2 km at a punishing 10.81% average, ramping to 20.73%, climbing 998 m to a 1944 m summit — pure hors catégorie suffering.

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Forca Trivella

9.2 km
Length
13.2%
Avg grade
1213 m
Ascent

9.2 km at a savage 13.19% average, hauling you from 321 m to 1534 m for 1213 m of relentless HC climbing.

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Alto del Peñón

9.2 km
Length
10.0%
Avg grade
864 m
Ascent

9.2 km at a punishing 9.97% average, climbing 916 m from 408 m to 1324 m with ramps hitting 15.94%.

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Passo Rocchetta

9.2 km
Length
12.9%
Avg grade
1102 m
Ascent

A brutal HC wall: 9.2 km climbing 1185 m at 12.95% average, ramping to 26.4% from just 59 m to a 1244 m summit.

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Puerto de Estiviella

9.1 km
Length
13.7%
Avg grade
1405 m
Ascent

A 9.1 km HC climb in Spain averaging 13.73%, gaining 1,248 m net from 1,023 m to a 2,271 m summit with 1,405 m of total ascent.

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Alto del Corazón

9.1 km
Length
11.1%
Avg grade
1091 m
Ascent

Alto del Corazón is a 9.1 km HC climb in Colombia averaging 11.08% with brutal ramps and undulation that punishes even-effort pacing.

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Passo Juribrutto - Sforcèla Grana

9 km
Length
12.3%
Avg grade
1144 m
Ascent

9 km at a brutal 12.34% average, ramping to 32.48%, hauling you from 1611 m to 2726 m for 1115 m of net gain.

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Forca del Mugnol

9 km
Length
13.3%
Avg grade
1151 m
Ascent

9 km at a brutal 13.29% average, ramping to 20.78%, hauling you from 686 m to 1885 m — a full HC monster.

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Passo della Spina

9 km
Length
12.4%
Avg grade
1098 m
Ascent

9 km at a punishing 12.44% average, spiking to 32.35%, hauling you 1118 m up to a 1520 m summit — an HC beast.

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Forcella Dos Caligher

8.9 km
Length
13.6%
Avg grade
1164 m
Ascent

8.9 km at a brutal 13.57% average, ramping to 31.84% while lifting you 1209 m to a 2218 m summit.

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