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
Fuorcla dal Chapütsch
A 5.8 km Category 1 climb in Switzerland averaging 9.19% with 755 m of total ascent packed into 530 m of net gain.
ProfileCollado de Artesiaga
A 5.6 km Category 1 climb in Spain averaging 11.3%, with an undulating profile that hides extra ascent and demands smart gearing.
ProfileForchia Armentaria
A brutal 5.5 km wall averaging 11.48%, spiking to 23.83%, climbing from 203 m to 835 m for 632 m of net gain.
ProfileFoce del Cucco
A relentless 5.5 km wall averaging 8.56%, climbing 470 m from 52 m to a 522 m summit with ramps hitting 14.22%.
ProfileForca di Monticello / Forcje Montusel
A brutal 5.4 km wall averaging 11.99%, spiking to 27.32%, hauling you 652 m up to a 944 m summit.
ProfileAlto El Raso
A brutal Category 1 wall: 5.3 km at a relentless 12.16% average, hauling you from 349 m to 988 m for 639 m of net gain.
ProfileResspass
A relentless 4.9 km wall averaging 10.21%, ramping to 17.13% and lifting you 499 m to a 1325 m summit.
ProfileAlto de Somo
Just 4.8 km long but savage at 11.68% average and 16.43% max, climbing from 347 m to 907 m for 560 m of pain.
ProfileColl de Son Gallard
A brutal 4.7 km wall averaging 12.07%, ramping to 27.4% and gaining 573 m to a 767 m summit.
ProfileColl de la Plana
4.7 km at a brutal 12.74% average, ramping to 17.53% as you climb from 836 m to 1440 m — a relentless Category 1 wall.
ProfileAlto del Naranjo
A 4.3 km wall averaging 12.4%, spiking to 30.41%, hauling you 532 m up to a 1749 m summit.
ProfileDegollada de los Granadillos
A brutal 4.3 km wall averaging 10.12%, ramping to 20.8% and stacking 431 m of net gain from 230 m to 661 m.
ProfileRänggpass
4.2 km at a brutal 10.71% average, ramping to 15.08% as it climbs from 445 m to 897 m for 452 m of net gain.
ProfileMontecani
A brutal 4.1 km wall averaging 10.37%, ramping to 15.59% as it hauls you from 6 m up to 430 m.
ProfileÜberschall
A short but brutal 4 km Category 1 climb in Austria, averaging 10.72% with a steepest ramp of 27.73%.
ProfilePass de la Lovera
3.4 km at a brutal 13.21% average, climbing 451 m from 178 m to 629 m with pitches touching 15.64%.
ProfilePasso Pradolina
3.3 km at a brutal 14.21% average, ramping to 19.03%, hauling you from 577 m to 1050 m for 473 m of net gain.
ProfilePasso Camulà
A brutal 3.3 km wall averaging 11.87% with ramps hitting 22.71% — 394 m of vertical packed into almost no distance.
ProfileForcella Ferron
A brutal 3.3 km wall averaging 15.14% and spiking to 20.76%, gaining 495 m from 515 m to 1010 m.
ProfileUrrullo gaina
A brutal 3.1 km wall averaging 12.66%, spiking to 17.49%, dragging you from 31 m up to a 429 m summit.
ProfilePortillo de Azkarate
A brutal 3.1 km wall averaging 13.11% and spiking to 18.92%, hauling you from 525 m to 931 m for a punishing 406 m of net gain.
ProfileAlto de las Vacas
Just 3 km long but averaging a savage 11.87%, with ramps hitting 23.09% as you climb from 154 m to 513 m.
ProfileAlto del Retiro
Just 3 km long but relentlessly steep at 12.23% average, hauling you 368 m upward to a 1302 m summit.
ProfileForcella Capra / Forcja Cjavra
A brutal 2.8 km wall averaging 15.47% and spiking to 20.9%, hauling you from 518 m up to 951 m — a Category 1 leg-breaker.
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