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 2🇪🇸

Puerto del Negro

11 km
Length
5.5%
Avg grade
591 m
Ascent

11 km of steady climbing at 5.5%, lifting you from 56 m to 663 m with 607 m of net gain and pitches touching 7.89%.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Collado Inzulegui

10.9 km
Length
4.8%
Avg grade
1139 m
Ascent

A 10.9 km category 2 climb in Spain with deceptive undulation, a 24.86% ramp, and 1,139 m of total ascent for just 524 m of net gain.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto de Velate

10.9 km
Length
5.3%
Avg grade
1226 m
Ascent

A 10.9 km Category 2 climb in Spain with 574 m of net gain but 1,226 m of total ascent — an undulating effort that rewards even-power pacing.

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Cat 2🇮🇹

Passo Della Madonnella

10.8 km
Length
5.4%
Avg grade
574 m
Ascent

A 10.8 km category 2 climb averaging 5.44%, rising from 616 m to 1205 m for 589 m of net elevation gain.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto Marín

10.8 km
Length
4.6%
Avg grade
531 m
Ascent

A 10.8 km category 2 ascent averaging 4.61%, climbing from 104 m to 601 m for 497 m of net gain and ramps hitting 10.99%.

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Cat 2🇮🇹

Portella Mannino

10.8 km
Length
4.9%
Avg grade
511 m
Ascent

A 10.8 km category 2 climb averaging 4.94%, rising 532 m from 137 m to a 669 m summit with pitches as steep as 12.45%.

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Cat 2🇮🇹

Passo dell'Alpe Tedesco

10.7 km
Length
5.1%
Avg grade
522 m
Ascent

A category 2 climb of 10.7 km at 5.13% average, rising 549 m from 245 m to a 794 m summit, with ramps hitting 11.04%.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Alto de las Rozas

10.7 km
Length
5.7%
Avg grade
578 m
Ascent

A 10.7 km category-2 grind climbing 604 m at 5.66% average, spiking to 9.14% before the 1667 m summit.

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Cat 2🇨🇴

Alto de Lavapatas

10.7 km
Length
4.6%
Avg grade
494 m
Ascent

A 10.7 km category 2 climb averaging 4.64% that lifts you 495 m from 1287 m to a 1782 m summit.

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Cat 2🇮🇹

Colle di Balestrino

10.5 km
Length
6.0%
Avg grade
615 m
Ascent

A 12.6 km Category 2 climb in Italy that gains 635 m net but demands 1,214 m of total ascent thanks to heavy undulation.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

puerto de la Paramera

10.5 km
Length
5.4%
Avg grade
799 m
Ascent

A 10.5 km Category 2 climb in Spain with 570 m of net gain but 799 m of total ascent — the undulation is the real story.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto Blanquillo

10.3 km
Length
5.6%
Avg grade
553 m
Ascent

A 10.3 km category 2 grind averaging 5.56%, climbing from 114 m to 688 m with a savage 15.53% pitch waiting to bite.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto de Foncebadón

10.3 km
Length
5.3%
Avg grade
724 m
Ascent

A 10.3 km Category 2 Spanish climb with a modest 5.28% average that hides steep ramps and 181 m of undulation.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

A Portela do Manzón

10.2 km
Length
4.8%
Avg grade
476 m
Ascent

A 10.2 km category 2 grind climbing from 602 m to 1090 m at a steady 4.81% — 488 m of net gain to chew through.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Collada del Rei

10.1 km
Length
5.0%
Avg grade
488 m
Ascent

A 10.1 km category-2 grind averaging 5.01%, climbing from 491 m to 997 m with ramps spiking to 9.03%.

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Cat 2🇦🇹

Allgaueck

10.1 km
Length
4.8%
Avg grade
649 m
Ascent

A 10.1 km Category 2 climb in Austria with 484 m of net gain but 649 m of total ascent, meaning constant undulation you have to pace around.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Marco Alvare

10.1 km
Length
4.5%
Avg grade
440 m
Ascent

A 10.1 km category-2 grind averaging 4.54%, climbing 458 m from 174 m to a 632 m summit with a sharp 7.92% sting.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Collado Meaca

10 km
Length
4.5%
Avg grade
909 m
Ascent

A 10 km Category 2 climb in Spain with 452 m of net gain but 909 m of total ascent — an undulating effort that punishes even-speed pacing.

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Cat 2🇨🇭

La Balisa

9.9 km
Length
6.2%
Avg grade
911 m
Ascent

La Balisa is a 9.9 km Category 2 climb in Switzerland with 618 m of net gain but 911 m of total ascent — a rolling, deceptive effort.

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Cat 2🇮🇹

Genna e Frongia

9.9 km
Length
4.5%
Avg grade
430 m
Ascent

A 9.9 km ascent climbing from 9 m to 456 m at 4.5% average, with a brutal 13.61% pinch waiting to sting your legs.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto de Cotefablo

9.9 km
Length
6.0%
Avg grade
1035 m
Ascent

A 9.9 km Category 2 ascent in Spain that gains 597 m net but demands 1,035 m of total climbing thanks to significant undulation.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Muga Lepo

9.8 km
Length
6.1%
Avg grade
569 m
Ascent

9.8 km at 6.13% average, climbing from 41 m to 643 m with pitches touching 9.35% — a steady category 2 grind.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

pas Morisc

9.8 km
Length
5.6%
Avg grade
586 m
Ascent

A 9.8 km category 2 grind averaging 5.56%, climbing 545 m from 175 m to a 720 m summit with a fierce 17.31% sting.

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Cat 2🇪🇸

Etxegarateko mendatea

9.7 km
Length
5.7%
Avg grade
528 m
Ascent

A 9.7 km category 2 climb averaging 5.74%, rising from 189 m to 747 m with a savage 26.19% spike along the way.

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