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 Buenos Aires

7.7 km
Length
12.6%
Avg grade
935 m
Ascent

A brutal 7.7 km HC wall averaging 12.61%, spiking to 19.94%, hauling you 965 m up to a 1866 m summit.

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Sakanako lepoa

7.6 km
Length
11.1%
Avg grade
820 m
Ascent

A brutal 7.6 km HC climb averaging 11.08%, spiking to 19.93%, gaining 847 m from base to a 1074 m summit.

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Selenitzasattel

7.4 km
Length
12.0%
Avg grade
964 m
Ascent

A short but brutally steep HC climb in Austria packing 894 m of net gain into 7.4 km at a 12% average.

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Bocchetta di Spessola

7.4 km
Length
11.2%
Avg grade
806 m
Ascent

7.4 km at a brutal 11.18% average, spiking to 18.65%, hauling you from 427 m to 1253 m for 826 m of net gain.

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Sella di Val Mistai

7.2 km
Length
12.1%
Avg grade
810 m
Ascent

7.2 km at a punishing 12.12% average, climbing 870 m from 191 m to 1061 m with ramps that spike to 24.33%.

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Alto del Chusque

7.1 km
Length
15.2%
Avg grade
1052 m
Ascent

7.1 km at a brutal 15.15% average, rising 1082 m from 255 m to 1337 m with a savage 32.97% max — pure HC punishment.

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Giogo Veranis

7.1 km
Length
14.2%
Avg grade
918 m
Ascent

7.1 km at a brutal 14.22% average, ramping to 25.26%, climbing from 913 m to 1921 m — a pure HC test.

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Passo Tardie

7 km
Length
12.0%
Avg grade
811 m
Ascent

Seven kilometers averaging 11.98% and spiking to 22.38%, Passo Tardie stacks 844 m of gain into an HC wall from just 15 m.

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Forcella Vacalizza

7 km
Length
12.9%
Avg grade
845 m
Ascent

7 km at 12.95% average with ramps hitting 39.24%, climbing 912 m from 648 m to a 1560 m summit — pure HC brutality.

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Alto de Agua Clara

7 km
Length
15.2%
Avg grade
1016 m
Ascent

A 6.6 km HC climb in Colombia averaging 16.09%, with 1,065 m of net gain packed into a near-constant wall that demands your lowest gears.

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Alto de San Rafael

6.9 km
Length
13.9%
Avg grade
906 m
Ascent

6.9 km at a brutal 13.87% average, ramping to 20.06%, hauling you 951 m up to a 1866 m summit — pure hors catégorie punishment.

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Passo Gallinera

6.8 km
Length
16.3%
Avg grade
1082 m
Ascent

6.8 km at a savage 16.29% average, ramping to 28.97% while stacking 1114 m of climbing to 1800 m.

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Passo della Puria

6.8 km
Length
11.4%
Avg grade
773 m
Ascent

6.8 km at a brutal 11.42% average, ramping to 36.28% — an HC monster climbing 774 m from 586 m to 1360 m.

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Collado de la Cruz de Guardia

6.7 km
Length
16.6%
Avg grade
1265 m
Ascent

A 6.7 km HC ascent in Spain with a punishing 16.64% average, undulating terrain, and 1,123 m of net gain.

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Toblinger Riedl - Forcella di Toblin

6.7 km
Length
13.9%
Avg grade
901 m
Ascent

A brutal 6.7 km wall averaging 13.94%, spiking to 33.47%, climbing from 1416 m to 2353 m for 937 m of net gain.

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Portella di Mandarini

6.6 km
Length
13.2%
Avg grade
830 m
Ascent

6.6 km at a punishing 13.21% average, climbing 877 m to a 1215 m summit with pitches touching 17.06%.

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Col de Trécot

6.6 km
Length
17.6%
Avg grade
1123 m
Ascent

A brutal 6.6 km HC wall averaging 17.58% and spiking to 30.87%, hauling you from 763 m to 1928 m for 1165 m of net gain.

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Alto de La Mata

6.6 km
Length
16.8%
Avg grade
1063 m
Ascent

6.6 km at a brutal 16.83% average, ramping to 30.39%, climbing from 1356 m to 2462 m — an HC wall few will ever finish.

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Collado de El Santo

6.5 km
Length
12.5%
Avg grade
900 m
Ascent

A short, brutally steep HC climb in Spain packing 808 m of net gain into 6.5 km at a 12.47% average.

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Puerto de Piedrafita

6.3 km
Length
15.2%
Avg grade
1132 m
Ascent

A 6.3 km hors catégorie Spanish climb averaging 15.19%, gaining 952 m net with ramps as steep as 31%.

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Alto de Los Lucios

6.2 km
Length
13.8%
Avg grade
823 m
Ascent

6.2 km of relentless climbing at 13.78% average, ramping to 24.8% while gaining 856 m to a 2247 m summit.

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Collado de Lois

6.2 km
Length
13.8%
Avg grade
836 m
Ascent

6.2 km at a brutal 13.79% average, ramping to 34.38% — an HC wall climbing 856 m from 688 m to 1544 m.

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Col de la Forcla

6.2 km
Length
13.7%
Avg grade
817 m
Ascent

6.2 km at a brutal 13.68% average, hauling you from 962 m to 1810 m — 848 m of relentless HC climbing.

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Degollada del Boquerón

6.2 km
Length
11.7%
Avg grade
654 m
Ascent

A savage HC wall: 6.2 km at 11.68% average, ramps to 25.74%, hauling you from 259 m to 982 m for 723 m of net gain.

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