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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3838 climbs
Bianditz
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%.
ProfileGenna Artulu
A 9.2 km category 1 grind averaging 6.67% and spiking to 15.74%, climbing 615 m from 164 m to 779 m.
ProfileAlto de Cueva Mayor
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.
ProfileCollado de Prat de Estaso
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.
ProfileAtxuelako lepoa
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.
ProfileEzpatza
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.
ProfileAlto del Rosario
9.1 km at a relentless 8.34% average, climbing 756 m to a 1733 m summit with pitches that spike to 18.86%.
ProfileCol de Voré
A 9.1 km Category 1 climb in Switzerland averaging 8.74%, with 266 m of hidden re-climbing baked into its undulating profile.
ProfilePasso di Albiona
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.
ProfilePasso d'Arena
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.
ProfilePasso del Veleno
A brutal 9 km climb averaging 7.87% and spiking to 17.11%, hauling you from 15 m up to 723 m of summit.
ProfileBoquerón de Lenguerke
A relentless 8.9 km category 1 climb averaging 6.72%, hauling you 599 m upward from 700 m to a 1299 m summit.
ProfileOspizio Bernina
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.
ProfileCollada Llomena
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.
ProfilePasso delle Crocelle
8.8 km at a relentless 7.69% average, climbing 678 m to a 1131 m summit with pitches touching 11.3%.
ProfileAlto de la torre
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.
ProfileAlto de La Torre
A relentless 8.7 km category 1 grind averaging 7.56%, spiking to 26.21%, hauling you from 1378 m up to 2035 m.
ProfileColletto Canosio
A relentless 8.7 km grind at 8.27% average, spiking to 18.96% and lifting you 717 m to a 1646 m summit.
ProfileAlto de Vacas - Umpalá
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.
ProfileCollada de la Font Terrers
A relentless 8.6 km Category 1 climb averaging 7.13%, spiking to 12.21%, that hauls you from 887 m to 1503 m.
ProfileWildanger
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.
ProfileStierkreuz
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.
ProfileAlto de Las Rojas
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.
ProfileCollada de la Plana del Alba
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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