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.

3744 climbs

Port de la Carrasqueta
Cat 2🇪🇸

Port de la Carrasqueta

9.4 km
Length
5.9%
Avg grade
817 m
Ascent

A 9.4 km Category 2 climb in Spain that rises 553 m net but hides 817 m of total ascent across its rolling profile.

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Col Amic
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col Amic

9.4 km
Length
5.5%
Avg grade
762 m
Ascent

A 9.4 km Category 2 climb in France with 762 m of ascent, an average gradient of 5.51%, and punchy ramps hitting 15.43% — Col Amic rewards patience and smart pacing.

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Puerto de Alisas
Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto de Alisas

9.3 km
Length
6.3%
Avg grade
777 m
Ascent

A 9.3 km category 2 climb in Spain with a 6.29% average, a punchy 20.74% ramp, and 194 m of hidden undulation to manage.

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Col de Larone
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col de Larone

9.2 km
Length
5.7%
Avg grade
1010 m
Ascent

A 9.2 km Category 2 climb in France where 485 m of hidden re-climbing makes the modest 5.7% average far harder than it reads.

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Shiretoko Pass
Cat 2🇯🇵

Shiretoko Pass

9.2 km
Length
5.8%
Avg grade
576 m
Ascent

A 9.2 km Category 2 climb in Hokkaido rising 531 m at 5.8% average gradient, with a 11.18% maximum pitch — remote, scenic, and technically demanding.

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Schufelberger Egg Pass
Cat 2🇨🇭

Schufelberger Egg Pass

9 km
Length
6.1%
Avg grade
561 m
Ascent

A Category 2 Swiss climb of 9 km at 6.07% average gradient, peaking at 18.22% — sustained enough to punish poor pacing, technical enough to demand respect.

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Alexanderschanze
Cat 2🇩🇪

Alexanderschanze

8.9 km
Length
5.4%
Avg grade
649 m
Ascent

A data-driven profile of Alexanderschanze, an 8.9 km Category 2 climb in Germany gaining 486 m net over undulating terrain.

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Col du Berthiand
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col du Berthiand

8.9 km
Length
4.8%
Avg grade
554 m
Ascent

An 8.9 km Category 2 climb in France averaging 4.83% with a sting in the tail at 12.46%. Here's how to pace and gear it from bottom to summit.

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Cima Sappada
Cat 2🇮🇹

Cima Sappada

8.8 km
Length
5.8%
Avg grade
471 m
Ascent

Cima Sappada is an 8.2 km Category 2 climb in Italy averaging 6% with a savage 21.75% maximum gradient. Here's how the road unfolds and how to pace it.

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Col de la Casse Froide
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col de la Casse Froide

8.7 km
Length
4.9%
Avg grade
530 m
Ascent

An 8.7 km Category 2 climb in France with a 4.94% average gradient, 428 m net gain, and a 12.09% maximum pitch. Deceptively varied — here's how to pace it.

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Puerto de Chía
Cat 2🇪🇸

Puerto de Chía

8.7 km
Length
6.4%
Avg grade
726 m
Ascent

A category 2 Spanish climb of 8.7 km at 6.41%, gaining 555 m net but with 726 m of total ascent — an undulating effort that rewards steady pacing.

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Styrian Seeberg Pass
Cat 2🇦🇹

Styrian Seeberg Pass

8.6 km
Length
5.1%
Avg grade
653 m
Ascent

A Category 2 Alpine pass in Austria: 8.6 km at 5.1% average gradient with a punchy 13.95% maximum. More varied and demanding than the numbers suggest.

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Suchá priehyba
Cat 2🇸🇰

Suchá priehyba

8.6 km
Length
5.8%
Avg grade
482 m
Ascent

A category 2 grind of 8.6 km at 5.82%, climbing from 635 m to 1133 m with ramps spiking to 15.08%.

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Robbers Pass
Cat 2🇿🇦

Robbers Pass

8.5 km
Length
6.5%
Avg grade
686 m
Ascent

Robbers Pass in South Africa is an 8.5 km Category 2 climb with 554 m of net gain but 686 m of total ascent, demanding smart pacing over its undulating profile.

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Col de la Rochette
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col de la Rochette

8.5 km
Length
6.7%
Avg grade
706 m
Ascent

8.5 km at 6.69% average with a 15.23% maximum — Col de la Rochette is a Category 2 climb that rewards steady pacing and punishes those who go out too hard.

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Passo del Ginestro
Cat 2🇮🇹

Passo del Ginestro

8.4 km
Length
6.5%
Avg grade
538 m
Ascent

A Category 2 Italian climb of 8.6 km whose 263 m of hidden re-climbing and a brutal 26 percent ramp demand smart pacing and low gearing.

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God Help Me Pass
Cat 2🇱🇸

God Help Me Pass

8.4 km
Length
6.3%
Avg grade
504 m
Ascent

8.4 km at 6.28% average, ramping to 10.13%, climbing from 1745 m to 2271 m for 526 m of net gain.

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Annaberg Pass
Cat 2🇦🇹

Annaberg Pass

8.4 km
Length
5.0%
Avg grade
650 m
Ascent

A Category 2 Austrian climb of 8.4 km and 416 m net gain, where 650 m of total ascent reveals the undulation hidden behind a 4.98% average.

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Port del Remolcador
Cat 2🇪🇸

Port del Remolcador

8.3 km
Length
6.0%
Avg grade
674 m
Ascent

A data-led profile of Port del Remolcador, an 8.3 km Category 2 Spanish climb with 497 m of net gain and a punchy 17.81% ramp.

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Tokura Pass
Cat 2🇯🇵

Tokura Pass

8.2 km
Length
5.4%
Avg grade
787 m
Ascent

Tokura Pass delivers 8.2 km of punchy Japanese climbing with a 22.65% maximum gradient hidden inside a moderate 5.37% average — respect the spikes.

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Col de Macuègne
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col de Macuègne

8.2 km
Length
6.0%
Avg grade
569 m
Ascent

An 8.2 km Category 2 climb in France with a 5.95% average gradient and a savage 20.4% maximum pitch. Here's how the Col de Macuègne actually rides.

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Col de Malval
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col de Malval

8.1 km
Length
5.1%
Avg grade
549 m
Ascent

A data-driven profile of France's Col de Malval, an 8.1 km Category 2 climb averaging 5.1% with undulation that hides 138 m of hidden ascent.

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Col du Hundsruck
Cat 2🇫🇷

Col du Hundsruck

7.9 km
Length
5.1%
Avg grade
668 m
Ascent

A 7.9 km Category 2 climb in France with a deceptive average of 5.08% and a punishing 18.28% maximum. Here's how the gradient unfolds and how to pace it.

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Maguryeong
Cat 2🇰🇷

Maguryeong

7.6 km
Length
6.3%
Avg grade
456 m
Ascent

7.6 km at 6.31% average, ramping to 13.36%, lifting you 482 m from 169 m to a 651 m summit.

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