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
Alto de los Muertos
A relentless 8.5 km Category 1 wall averaging 8.14%, spiking to 17.77% as it climbs 690 m from 359 m to a 1049 m summit.
ProfileColl de la Plaça d'Armes
A Category 1 Spanish climb of 8.4 km and 644 m net gain, with punishing undulation and a 27.83% ramp that dictates gearing.
ProfileForcella Lareseit
A relentless 8.4 km wall averaging 8.74%, spiking to 19.78%, hauling you from 341 m to 1074 m for 733 m of net gain.
ProfileAlto del Chapetón
A 9.4 km Category 1 climb in Colombia with 745 m of net gain, undulating pitches, and a steepest ramp of 27.36% that dictates your gearing.
ProfileSella Forte Casara
A relentless 8.4 km Category 1 grind averaging 8.23%, spiking at 17.5% and climbing 689 m to a 881 m summit.
ProfilePort de Belhay
Port de Belhay is an 8.3km Category 1 climb in Spain whose undulating profile hides 621m of hidden descent behind a modest 6.97% average.
ProfileAlto de los Manueles
8.2 km at a relentless 7.25% average, spiking to 10.03%, hauling you from 965 m to 1563 m — a genuine Category 1 test.
ProfileAzpirotz
Azpirotz stacks 634 m of climbing into 8.2 km at a relentless 7.72% average, spiking to 13.24% before the 838 m summit.
ProfileCollado de Pedralva
A Category 1 Spanish climb of 8.2 km and 691 m net gain, with 872 m of total ascent that makes it harder than the average gradient suggests.
ProfileForcella Col Mat
8.2 km at a relentless 7.78% average, climbing 636 m to a 1016 m summit with a savage 14.37% pitch waiting to break you.
ProfileAlto del Higuerón
8.2 km at a brutal 9.76% average, ramping to 19.09% and climbing 797 m from 896 m to 1693 m — a Category 1 wall that never lets up.
ProfileCol de Varda
8.1 km at a relentless 8% average, ramping to 19.01%, hauling you from 1454 m up to 2106 m for 652 m of net gain.
ProfilePuerto del Arenal
Eight kilometres averaging 9.14%, ramping to 22.82%, hauling you from 625 m to 1357 m for 732 m of net gain.
ProfileColletta dei Corni
A relentless 7.9 km Category 1 wall averaging 8.58% with a savage 27.36% ramp, hauling you 681 m up from 206 m to 887 m.
ProfileZwüschet Mythen
A relentless 7.9 km wall averaging 9.38%, spiking to 22.21%, hauling you from 450 m up to 1188 m of summit air.
ProfileBelaungo lepoa
A relentless Category 1 grind: 7.8 km at 7.79% average, climbing 604 m from 197 m to 801 m with a savage 27.83% pitch.
ProfileCollado Pagasarri
7.7 km at a relentless 8.45% average, spiking to 32.87%, hauling you from -3 m to a 644 m summit for 647 m of net gain.
ProfileForcorella di Marzio
A relentless Category 1 test: 7.5 km at 7.5% average, spiking to 14.28%, hauling you from 246 m to 806 m.
ProfileBartolosattel
A Category 1 Italian climb of 8.3 km and 636 m net gain, with pitches to 25% and enough undulation to reward disciplined pacing.
ProfileUrraki mendatea
7.5 km at a punishing 7.78% average, ramping to 10.94%, hauling you from 88 m to 669 m for 581 m of net climbing.
ProfileSella Prasnig
7.5 km at 9.53% average with a brutal 27.64% max — 711 m of climbing from 820 m up to 1531 m.
ProfilePlesch
A 7.4 km Category 1 Austrian climb with 588 m of net gain but 705 m of total ascent — an undulating profile that demands smart pacing and low gearing.
ProfilePuerto de Linera
A 7.4 km Category 1 climb in Spain averaging 8.32% with sharp undulation and a brutal steepest ramp that demands sub-compact gearing.
ProfileForcella Mosè
7.1 km at a punishing 8.09% average, climbing 577 m to a 1155 m summit with ramps spiking to 16.85%.
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