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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3717 climbs
Iriški Venac
A 9.1 km category 3 climb that gains 411 m at 4.53% average, with a stinging 14.41% pitch waiting midway.
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Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a 6.9 km Lake District climb with 324 m of net elevation gain, an average gradient of 4.67%, and a punishing 17.24% maximum. Here's how to ride it smart.
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Rohrer Sattel
A 6.4 km Category 2 climb in Austria with a deceptive 5.91% average that hides steep ramps and 257 m of hidden re-climbing.
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Lewis Pass
A Category 3 climb in New Zealand's South Island, Lewis Pass covers 6.6 km at 4.38% average gradient with a brutal 25.82% maximum spike. Here's how to ride it smart.
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Bealach na Bà
Bealach na Bà packs 292 m of net elevation gain into 4.4 km at a 6.67% average, with ramps hitting 12.63%. Here's how the gradient unfolds and how to pace it.
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Hardknott Pass
A practical pacing guide to Hardknott Pass, a 4.2 km category 3 climb with a 4.94% average gradient and sharper ramps up to 13.36%.
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Puerto de La Estaca
A punchy 3.4 km category 3 ramp climbing 220 m from 15 m to 235 m at a relentless 6.56% average, spiking to 8.85%.
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Gaicht Pass
A punchy 2.2 km category-3 ramp climbing from 897 m to 1048 m at a steady 6.91% average.
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Puerto de las Nieves
A gentle 5.3 km category-4 climb rising 169 m at just 3.19% average, topping out at 217 m with no ramp steeper than 5.4%.
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Paso de Mata
A 4.6 km category-4 climb averaging 3.05%, lifting you 139 m from 1948 m to a 2087 m summit.
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Branisko
A short Category 4 climb in SK: 2.8 km at 3.8%, with a shallow maximum gradient that rewards steady pacing over force.
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Branisko
A short 2.8 km category 4 climb rising 107 m from 412 m to 519 m at a steady 3.84% average.
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Col du Grand Saint-Bernard
30.7 km at 6.15% climbing from 586 m to 2475 m — a 1889 m net haul that earns its HC rating with a 13.1% sting.
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Col de la Lombarde / Colle della Lombarda
30.1 km at 6.14% climbing to 2348 m — an HC monster with 1849 m of net gain and pitches touching 16.4%.
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Col de la Seigne
27.6 km at 7.8%, climbing from 581 m to 2735 m — an HC monster with 2154 m of net gain.
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Coll de Pal
27.5 km of relentless climbing hauling you from 446 m to 2323 m — a 1877 m net gain at 6.83% with a savage 34.79% max.
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Passo del Camino
A relentless HC monster: 25.9 km at 7.92% average, ramps to 15.55%, climbing from 69 m to 2122 m for 2053 m of net gain.
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Col de Crête Sèche
An HC monster: 25.7 km climbing 1533 m at 5.96% average, with a savage 33.44% ramp lurking to a 2088 m summit.
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Col du Lausfer
24.8 km at 6.81% with ramps to 16.99%, climbing from 664 m to a 2349 m summit — an HC monster with 1685 m of net gain.
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Col de Chésery
24.1 km at 6.58% averaging a relentless grind to 1996 m, with a savage 28.67% max ramp waiting to break you.
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Passo di Rabbi - Rabbijoch
23.8 km at 7.91%, climbing from 574 m to 2459 m for 1885 m of net gain — a relentless HC ascent.
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El Gamoniteiru
A 19.9 km hors catégorie climb in Spain that gains 1,361 m net but demands 2,093 m of total ascent, with ramps up to 22.45%.
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Tremalzo Pass
19.4 km at a relentless 8.4% average, climbing from 62 m to 1695 m for 1633 m of net gain — a true HC test.
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Portezuelo del Cajón
17.4 km of thin-air suffering at 7.48% average, topping out at 4482 m after 1298 m of net gain.
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