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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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Hochalppass
Hochalppass is a 10.9 km Category 1 climb in Austria with 729 m of net gain, undulating terrain, and a steep 24.16% maximum ramp.
ProfilePasso dello Sceriffo
A category 1 grind of 10.9 km at 6.11% average, climbing 665 m from 67 m to 732 m with a 16.21% sting.
ProfilePortella / Vraška škrbina
A 10.9 km sustained grind averaging 7.21%, climbing 783 m from 509 m to 1292 m with a brutal 16.02% pitch.
ProfileAlto de Torres
A relentless 10.8 km Category 1 ascent averaging 7.35%, climbing 797 m from 610 m to a 1407 m summit with pitches touching 10.9%.
ProfileSella Monte Nero
10.8 km at a relentless 7.94% average, climbing 857 m from 97 m to 954 m with a savage 16.84% wall waiting near the top.
ProfileForcella Creta Forata
10.8 km at 7.64% averaging up to a 16.51% wall, climbing from 797 m to 1620 m for 823 m of net gain.
ProfilePlan de la Douve
A Category 1 Swiss ascent of 10.8 km and 703 m of net gain, but 1,063 m of total climbing means the effort is heavier than the average suggests.
ProfileAdatungo mendatea
10.7 km at a relentless 7.74 percent average, climbing 831 m from 386 m to a 1217 m summit with ramps hitting 12 percent.
ProfileCol de Lindus
A 10.7 km Category 1 climb in Spain with a 6.4% average that masks a punchy, undulating profile and a savage steepest ramp.
ProfileColl de Siern
A 10.6 km Category 1 climb in Spain with 889 m of net gain but 1236 m of total ascent — the undulation is the real story.
ProfilePasso Mistadella
10.6 km at a punishing 7.69% average, climbing from 202 m to 1019 m with ramps that bite up to 14.74%.
ProfilePasso dei Porcelletti
A relentless 10.5 km wall averaging 8.12%, spiking to 15.44%, hauling you from 110 m to 962 m for 852 m of climbing.
ProfilePasso Cappelletta
A category 1 climb that hauls you 738 m upward over 10.5 km at a relentless 7.03% average, spiking to 14.09%.
ProfileAlto de La Cabaña
A 10.5 km category 1 grind averaging 7.39%, climbing from 1487 m to 2262 m with ramps hitting a savage 23.81%.
ProfileCol Sant’Angelo
A 10.5 km Category 1 climb in Italy gaining 694 m net, with a punishing 18.66% ramp and rolling terrain that rewards steady pacing.
ProfileCollado de Marichiva
A Category 1 grind: 10.5 km at 7.4% average, spiking to 16.69%, hauling you from 1032 m to 1806 m of summit.
ProfilePasso Prato Leone
10.4 km at 6.8% average with a 17.09% sting, climbing 711 m from 77 m to 788 m — a genuine category 1 test.
ProfileAlto de Las Cruces
10.4 km climbing at a relentless 6.29% average, pushing from 816 m to 1471 m for 655 m of net gain.
ProfileSella di Monte Marino
A category 1 grind: 10.4 km at 6.95% average, ramping to 12.91%, hauling you from 236 m to 959 m for 723 m of net gain.
ProfilePasso della Rutta
A 10.4 km category 1 grind averaging 6.24%, climbing from 226 m to 872 m with a punchy 9.71% pitch to test your legs.
ProfilePuerto de las Estacas
A 10.3 km Category 1 climb in Spain where 583 m of undulation hides behind a 676 m net gain, demanding conservative pacing and wide gearing.
ProfileAlto de Ventaquemada
A relentless 10.3 km Category 1 grind averaging 7.31%, climbing from 2243 m to 2998 m with ramps peaking at 16.06%.
ProfileBoca del Paso
10.3 km at a relentless 8.7% average, climbing 897 m to a 938 m summit with pitches that bite up to 18.67%.
ProfileSella di Calino
A relentless 10.3 km Category 1 climb averaging 8.33% and spiking to 16.88%, gaining 858 m to a 959 m summit.
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