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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4220 climbs
Collado de Anciles
A punchy 3.7 km category 3 climb averaging 7.06%, spiking to 13.84% as it lifts you from 1141 m to 1399 m.
ProfileForcella Navalesc
A punchy 3.5 km category 3 climb averaging 6.42%, spiking to 17%, hauling you from 323 m up to 549 m.
ProfilePuerto de Santa Cruz de la Palma
A short, sharp category 3 climb: 3.5 km at 7.27%, rising 256 m from 10 m to a 266 m summit with a 8.68% max.
ProfileCollado de las Launas
A short, punchy category 3 climb: 3.5 km at 6.5% average, ramping to 9.33% as it lifts you from 14 m to a 242 m summit.
ProfileA Portela
A Portela packs 255 m of climbing into 3.5 km at a relentless 7.37% average, ramping to 8.14% at its steepest.
ProfileAlto de Santander
A punchy 3.2 km category 3 climb averaging 6.48%, spiking to 13.4%, lifting you 204 m from 126 m to 330 m.
ProfileValico di Strambinello
A tidy 3.1 km category 3 climb averaging 6.29% and clawing 195 m from 265 m up to a 460 m summit.
ProfileMeaga
A short, sharp 3 km category-3 wall averaging 7.5% and spiking to 9.54%, lifting you 222 m from the sea-level 15 m start.
ProfileGarate
Just 3 km long but relentlessly steep at 7.68% average and 10.28% max, Garate packs 227 m of climbing into a short, punchy effort.
Profilecoll de la Creueta
A punchy 2.9 km category 3 climb averaging 6.73% and topping out at 209 m after 195 m of net gain.
ProfileAlto de El Escajal
A sharp 2.9 km wall averaging 7.85%, ramping to 14.34% as it climbs from 62 m to 289 m for 227 m of net gain.
ProfileAlto de los Corrales
A punchy 2.7 km category-3 climb averaging 6.76%, spiking to 9.32%, that lifts you from 1150 m to 1332 m.
ProfilePuerto Vaca
A short, punchy category-3 wall: 2.7 km at 7.16% average, spiking to 7.91%, lifting you 192 m to a 229 m summit.
ProfileAlto de la Mera
A punchy 2.2 km category 3 climb averaging 6.84%, rising 149 m from 222 m to a 371 m summit.
ProfilePuerto Zaguazal
A short, sharp 2.2 km wall averaging 8.79% and spiking to 14.66%, hauling you from 420 m to 611 m.
ProfileCollado de Quebrantaherraduras
A short, steep 2.1 km wall averaging 7.92% and topping out at 10.11%, climbing from 919 m to a 1089 m summit.
ProfilePuerto Jurado
A punishing 2.1 km wall averaging 9.45%, spiking to 11.64%, that lifts you 201 m from 83 m to 284 m.
ProfileAlto de las lagunas
A short, savage 1.9 km wall averaging 9.5% and spiking to 11.26% — 183 m of net gain packed into under two kilometers.
ProfileAlto del Palo de Campana
A short, punchy Cat 3 climb: 1.9 km at 7.45% average, ramping to 9.39%, for 143 m of net gain to a 566 m summit.
ProfileLa Galiana
A short, unrelenting 1.8 km wall averaging 7.75%, climbing from 973 m to 1113 m with barely a breath of respite.
ProfileAlt de Arteas
A short, unrelenting 1.8 km wall averaging 8.57% and topping out at 8.75%, climbing 152 m to a 898 m summit.
ProfilePretal
A 1.6 km category 3 climb in Austria that gains 132 m at a stiff 8.01% average with no wasted metres of undulation.
ProfilePasso del Castagno
A savage 1.4 km wall averaging 10.13% and spiking to 11.24%, hauling you 137 m upward to a 218 m summit.
ProfilePasso Campiano
A 10.1 km category 4 climb averaging 3.06%, lifting you 308 m from 62 m to a 370 m summit with ramps hitting 10.15%.
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