Chad's Gap is a Category 1 climb in the US spanning 13.4 km with a 5.62% average gradient, 751 m net gain, and a savage 31.96% maximum pitch. Here's how to ride it.

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Coll de Bóixols

13.4 km, 769 m of gain, and a max gradient of 19.07% — Coll de Bóixols is a Category 1 climb in Spain that punishes riders who don't pace the early ramps carefully.

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Sherman Pass (California)

A data-led profile of Sherman Pass, a 13.3 km Category 1 climb in California with 947 m of net gain and heavy undulation.

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Col des Supeyres

A 13 km Category 1 climb in France with 730 m of net gain but 1,209 m of total ascent — an undulating haul that punishes even-speed pacing.

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Col du Petit Ballon

A 13 km Category 1 climb in the Vosges with an average gradient of 6.45% and a savage 25.19% maximum pitch. Here's how to pace it.

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Col de Richemond

13 km, 862 m of ascent, and a max gradient of 19.61% — Col de Richemond is a Category 1 climb that punishes riders who don't pace the early kilometres carefully.

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Aokuzure Pass

Aokuzure Pass is a 12.9 km Category 1 climb in Japan whose 730 m net gain hides 1,510 m of total ascent — a rolling, uneven effort.

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Col des Planches

A Category 1 Swiss climb with 12.6 km of sustained effort, a 7.61% average gradient, and a savage 25.96% maximum ramp that punishes anyone who doesn't pace the opening kilometres carefully.

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Passo della Calla

A category 1 test that climbs 808 m over 12.6 km at a steady 6.41%, with a sting of 13.72% waiting to catch you out.

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Puerto de las Señales

Puerto de las Señales is a Category 1 climb in Spain spanning 12.4 km at 6.43% average gradient, with a savage 25.19% maximum ramp and 796 m of net elevation gain.

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Abo Pass

Abo Pass is a Category 1 climb in Japan stretching 12.2 km with an average gradient of 6.73% and a savage 19.51% maximum. Here's how to pace it.

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Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica

A 12.1 km category 1 grind averaging 7.64%, climbing 926 m from 353 m to a 1279 m summit with ramps hitting 14.87%.

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Passo del Biscia

A relentless Category 1 wall: 11.6 km at 7.07% average, spiking to 22.98%, climbing from 70 m to 887 m for 817 m of net gain.

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Col de la Charmette

11.4 km at 7.74% average with a savage 45.78% maximum pitch — Col de la Charmette is a Category 1 brute in the French Alps that demands disciplined pacing from the first pedal stroke.

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Col de Vence

11.3 km at 6.74% climbing from 204 m to 963 m, with a savage 17.51% ramp waiting to break your rhythm.

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Col de Sevi

A category 1 French climb of 11.2 km gaining 867 m net, with a steep, undulating profile that demands smart pacing and low gearing.

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Otome Pass

Otome Pass is an 11 km Category 1 climb in Japan with a 6.25% average gradient, 690 m net elevation gain, and a savage 32.18% maximum gradient spike.

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Colla di San Giacomo

Eleven kilometres of climbing at 7.05%, hauling you from 32 m to a 806 m summit with ramps that spike to 15.24%.

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Col de la Machine

10.7 km at 7.39% average with a savage 45.96% maximum pitch. Here's how the Col de la Machine's gradient unfolds and how to pace it without blowing up.

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Col de Marmare

A Category 1 climb in France: 10.4 km at 6.43% average with a brutal 20.56% max gradient. Here's how the numbers translate into a real riding experience.

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