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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3744 climbs
Alto de Bellavista
A 38.9 km hors catégorie monster averaging 5.19%, climbing from 1450 m to 3473 m for 2023 m of net gain.
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Colle Pinter
37 km of Italian climbing that lifts you from 382 m to 2271 m, averaging 5.1% with a savage 22.98% max.
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Crespëina saddle
A 36.9 km HC monster climbing from 545 m to 2490 m, averaging 5.27% with a brutal 29.22% max ramp.
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Alto de la Mona
36.4 km of relentless climbing at 5.78% average, hauling you from 666 m to a 2768 m summit for 2102 m of net gain.
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Passo di Campo
A 35.6 km HC monster averaging 5.31%, climbing 1893 m from 398 m to a 2291 m summit with a savage 27.3% pitch.
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Colle Bettaforca
35.4 km at 6.5% average with ramps to 24.04%, climbing 2301 m from 370 m to a 2671 m summit — a genuine HC monster.
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Passo di Fonte Dragurina
34.7 km at 5.41% average and pitches to 13.98%, hauling you from 27 m to 1904 m for a punishing 1877 m of net gain.
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Colle Barant
33.8 km of relentless climbing at 6.03% average, hauling you from 349 m to 2385 m for 2036 m of net gain — a true HC ordeal.
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Alto de Témpanos
33.7 km of relentless climbing at 5.53%, hauling you from 2034 m to a 3897 m summit for 1863 m of net gain.
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Ships Prow Pass
A 33.2 km HC climb in South Africa with 1,844 m of net gain but 3,124 m of total ascent — an undulating monster that punishes flat pacing.
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Alto del Padre
31.8 km of relentless climbing at 6.05%, hauling you from 1998 m up to a lung-searing 3919 m summit with 2088 m of total ascent.
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Alto de Cardenillo
31.5 km at 6.08% averaging into thin air, climbing from 2002 m to 3919 m for 1917 m of net gain — a true HC monster.
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Col d'Arriel
31.2 km of relentless climbing at 5.22% average to 2259 m, with pitches spiking to 17.7% — a true HC test.
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Poroquingua
A 30.6 km HC monster climbing from 2896 m to 4910 m at 6.59% average, with ramps stinging up to 17.9%.
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Passo del Porco
A 30.3 km HC monster climbing from 525 m to 2344 m at a relentless 6% average, spiking to 16.3%.
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Alto de los Frailes
30.2 km of relentless HC climbing that lifts you from 2103 m to 3919 m — 1816 m of net gain at a punishing 6% average.
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Alto de Romeral
30 km of relentless HC climbing rising 1931 m to a 3437 m summit, averaging 6.43% with brutal ramps to 16.98%.
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Col de Mille
A relentless 29.8 km HC monster averaging 6.1%, spiking to 16.75%, hauling you from 489 m to 2308 m for 1819 m of net gain.
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Col de la Glière
29.7 km of relentless climbing at 6.34%, hauling you from 596 m to a lung-searing 2475 m summit — an HC monster with 1923 m of ascent.
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Col de Sobe
A 29.5 km HC monster climbing from 676 m to 2248 m, 1572 m of net gain at 5.33% average with ramps hitting 18.37%.
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Alto de la Cuchilla
A relentless HC monster: 29.1 km at 5.52% from 1755 m to 3363 m, stacking 1608 m of net gain in thin mountain air.
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Passo dei Laghi Gemelli
A 29 km HC monster climbing 1721 m from 410 m to 2131 m, averaging 5.93% with a savage 35.8% max pitch.
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Col Basset
29 km of climbing at 5.49% average, hauling you from 823 m to 2413 m with an HC sting hidden in a 29.6% max ramp.
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Col de Nannaz
28.8 km at 7.7%, climbing from 431 m to 2647 m with ramps hitting 21.82% — a genuine HC monster.
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