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

Cat 1🇪🇸

Bianditz

9.3 km
Length
7.2%
Avg grade
646 m
Ascent

A relentless 9.3 km Category 1 wall averaging 7.23%, hauling you 672 m upward to a 715 m summit with ramps hitting 12.1%.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Genna Artulu

9.2 km
Length
6.7%
Avg grade
602 m
Ascent

A 9.2 km category 1 grind averaging 6.67% and spiking to 15.74%, climbing 615 m from 164 m to 779 m.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Alto de Cueva Mayor

9.2 km
Length
9.2%
Avg grade
800 m
Ascent

A relentless Category 1 wall: 9.2 km at 9.22% average, ramps to 18.18%, climbing 848 m from 1124 m to a 1972 m summit.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Collado de Prat de Estaso

9.1 km
Length
8.2%
Avg grade
995 m
Ascent

A 9.1 km Category 1 climb in Spain with an 8.21% average and constant undulation that inflates the real effort well beyond its net gain.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Atxuelako lepoa

9.1 km
Length
7.8%
Avg grade
702 m
Ascent

A relentless Category 1 wall: 9.1 km at 7.81% average, ramping to 17.7%, climbing 709 m from 92 m to 801 m.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Ezpatza

9.1 km
Length
7.3%
Avg grade
645 m
Ascent

Ezpatza stacks 666 m of climbing into 9.1 km at a relentless 7.33% average, with a leg-searing 16.12% pinch waiting to bite.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Alto del Rosario

9.1 km
Length
8.3%
Avg grade
736 m
Ascent

9.1 km at a relentless 8.34% average, climbing 756 m to a 1733 m summit with pitches that spike to 18.86%.

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Cat 1🇨🇭

Col de Voré

9.1 km
Length
8.7%
Avg grade
1058 m
Ascent

A 9.1 km Category 1 climb in Switzerland averaging 8.74%, with 266 m of hidden re-climbing baked into its undulating profile.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Passo di Albiona

9 km
Length
8.8%
Avg grade
736 m
Ascent

9 km at 8.8% with ramps to 31.49% and 796 m of net gain — a relentless Category 1 wall from 305 m to 1101 m.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Passo d'Arena

9 km
Length
6.8%
Avg grade
575 m
Ascent

Nine kilometres at 6.85% averaged, spiking to 16.83%, climbing 617 m from 87 m to a 704 m summit — a genuine Category 1 test.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Passo del Veleno

9 km
Length
7.9%
Avg grade
684 m
Ascent

A brutal 9 km climb averaging 7.87% and spiking to 17.11%, hauling you from 15 m up to 723 m of summit.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Boquerón de Lenguerke

8.9 km
Length
6.7%
Avg grade
565 m
Ascent

A relentless 8.9 km category 1 climb averaging 6.72%, hauling you 599 m upward from 700 m to a 1299 m summit.

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Cat 1🇨🇭

Ospizio Bernina

8.9 km
Length
8.2%
Avg grade
1071 m
Ascent

A Category 1 Swiss climb of 8.9 km and 728 m net gain, with undulation that adds real work to a demanding average gradient.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Collada Llomena

8.9 km
Length
8.9%
Avg grade
1111 m
Ascent

A brutally steep 8.9 km Category 1 climb in Spain with 794 m of net gain and heavy undulation that inflates the real effort.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Passo delle Crocelle

8.8 km
Length
7.7%
Avg grade
655 m
Ascent

8.8 km at a relentless 7.69% average, climbing 678 m to a 1131 m summit with pitches touching 11.3%.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Alto de la torre

8.7 km
Length
7.5%
Avg grade
619 m
Ascent

A relentless 8.7 km climb averaging 7.53%, spiking to 31.33%, hauling you from 1378 m to 2034 m for 656 m of net gain.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Alto de La Torre

8.7 km
Length
7.6%
Avg grade
624 m
Ascent

A relentless 8.7 km category 1 grind averaging 7.56%, spiking to 26.21%, hauling you from 1378 m up to 2035 m.

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Cat 1🇮🇹

Colletto Canosio

8.7 km
Length
8.3%
Avg grade
684 m
Ascent

A relentless 8.7 km grind at 8.27% average, spiking to 18.96% and lifting you 717 m to a 1646 m summit.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Alto de Vacas - Umpalá

8.7 km
Length
9.5%
Avg grade
776 m
Ascent

8.7 km at a brutal 9.5% average, spiking to 35.84%, hauling you from 534 m to 1357 m — 823 m of net gain, no relief.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Collada de la Font Terrers

8.6 km
Length
7.1%
Avg grade
620 m
Ascent

A relentless 8.6 km Category 1 climb averaging 7.13%, spiking to 12.21%, that hauls you from 887 m to 1503 m.

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Cat 1🇦🇹

Wildanger

8.6 km
Length
7.5%
Avg grade
794 m
Ascent

An 8.6 km Category 1 Austrian ascent gaining 641 m net, but 794 m of total climbing means undulation you have to pace around.

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Cat 1🇦🇹

Stierkreuz

8.6 km
Length
7.4%
Avg grade
1019 m
Ascent

A Category 1 Austrian climb of 8.6 km and 634 m net gain, where 385 m of hidden re-climbing makes the effort harder than the average suggests.

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Cat 1🇨🇴

Alto de Las Rojas

8.5 km
Length
6.9%
Avg grade
552 m
Ascent

A Category 1 grind of 8.5 km at 6.92% average, ramping to 17.4%, climbing from 194 m to 785 m for 591 m of net gain.

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Cat 1🇪🇸

Collada de la Plana del Alba

8.5 km
Length
9.1%
Avg grade
960 m
Ascent

A Category 1 climb in Spain gaining 778m over 8.5km at 9.13% average, with undulation that adds real work beyond the net figures.

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