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
Puerto de Piornal
A 17.4 km Category 2 climb in Spain gaining 769 m net, but with 1,339 m of total ascent hiding real rollers.
ProfileValico di Collesino
A 17.1 km category 2 grind climbing 690 m to 775 m, holding 4.05% on average with ramps that bite up to 11.91%.
ProfileAlte Bettlerküche
17 km of Swiss road that lifts you 632 m from 444 m to 1076 m at a steady 3.73% average, with pitches touching 13.83%.
ProfileAlto de Bombon
A 16.9 km category 2 grind averaging 4.68%, climbing 793 m from 1126 m to a lofty 1919 m summit.
ProfilePuerto de las Carreteras
A 16.9 km Category 2 climb in Spain with 821 m of net gain but 1,606 m of total ascent — an undulating effort that punishes a fixed pace.
ProfileWissegg
A 16.8 km category 2 grind averaging 3.83%, climbing from 416 m to 1059 m for 643 m of net gain.
ProfileForcella Cimoliana
A 16.7 km cat-2 grind averaging 4.66%, climbing from 562 m to 1340 m with pitches spiking to 16.78%.
ProfileForcella Giumelli
A 16.6 km category 2 grind averaging 4.68%, climbing 778 m from 562 m to 1340 m, with a savage 17.32% wall.
ProfileColletto Merlatti
A 16.6 km category 2 climb averaging 3.5% but spiking to 25.82%, rising 579 m from 398 m to 977 m.
ProfileAlto de Arboledas
A 16.3 km Category 2 grind climbing 802 m from 668 m to 1470 m at 4.91% average, spiking to 10.47%.
ProfileDegollada de los Molinos
A 16.3 km category 2 grind climbing from 74 m to 754 m — 680 m of net gain at 4.18% average, with a savage 18.45% ramp.
ProfilePuerto de las Grajas
A 16.1 km category 2 grind climbing from 7 m to 778 m, averaging 4.78% with a savage 17.17% pitch to test your legs.
ProfileCollada de Arnicio
A 16.1 km Category 2 Spanish climb where a gentle 4.06% average hides constant undulation and over a thousand metres of hidden descent.
ProfileSella di Monte Cordona
Sixteen kilometres and 742 m of climbing at a steady 4.63%, with a sharp 10.93% sting that keeps the legs honest.
ProfileCollado de la Palmerica
15.8 km of steady Spanish climbing at 4.14%, rising 655 m from 100 m to a 755 m summit, with a 11.39% sting near the top.
ProfilePortella del Pianetto
15.6 km of steady Italian climbing from 18 m to 591 m, averaging 3.67% with a 9.9% sting and 573 m of net gain.
ProfileCollet Roig
15.6 km of steady climbing at 4.06%, rising from 283 m to 917 m with a wall that spikes to 17.29%.
ProfileSella Cereschiatis
15.5 km at 5.02% average, climbing from 312 m to 1090 m with a leg-snapping 13.74% max — a category 2 test of steady rhythm.
ProfileColl de la Moreria
15.5 km of steady climbing rising 582 m from 74 m to 656 m, averaging 3.76% with an 11.67% sting near the top.
ProfileTre Cancelli
A 15.5 km category 2 grind averaging 4.14%, rising 640 m from 270 m to a 910 m summit with pitches touching 9.07%.
ProfileAlto de Bustablao
15.4 km at 4.15% average, rising 640 m from 30 m to 670 m with a savage 15.79% max — a category 2 climb that punishes complacency.
ProfileSella Colle Mandrone
A 15.3 km category 2 grind averaging 3.77%, climbing from 356 m to 933 m for 577 m of net gain.
ProfileViu de Llevata
A 15.3 km category 2 climb that gains 664 m at 4.34% average, ramping to 13.62% and topping out at 1330 m.
ProfileAlto del Loro
A 15.2 km category 2 climb rising 677 m at 4.46% average, with pitches spiking to 16.24% to keep you honest.
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