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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3781 climbs
Coll de Porc
A relentless 4.5 km wall averaging 8.16%, climbing from 55 m to 424 m with ramps that bite at 16.75%.
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Alto de Santo Emiliano
A 4.4 km category 2 climb averaging 6.85%, kicking to 8.74%, lifting you 300 m from 216 m to 516 m.
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Puerto de la Alberca
A compact category 2 wall: 4.1 km climbing 304 m at 7.43% average, with pitches touching 11.91%.
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Tsuzurato Pass
Tsuzurato Pass packs 332m of net climbing into 3.2km at over 10% average — a short, undulating Category 2 effort that punishes a flat pacing plan.
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Alto de Santa Ana
A 2.6 km wall averaging 12.15% and spiking to 15.84%, hauling you from 478 m to 788 m — 310 m of climbing that never lets up.
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Puerto de Zugargarate
Just 2.4 km long but savage at 10.28% average and 16.14% max, this category 2 wall climbs 251 m to a 620 m summit.
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Alto del Torzo
A brutal 2.4 km wall averaging 10.51%, ramping to 13.72% as it lifts you 247 m to a 278 m summit.
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Port de Sumacàrcer
A brutal 2.1 km wall averaging 11.33% and spiking to 14.32%, lifting you 236 m to a 282 m summit.
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Matsumoto Pass
Matsumoto Pass is a 1.3 km Category 2 climb in Japan with a punishing 12.61% average and 245 m of total ascent over just 169 m of net gain.
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Passo di Piatto
A long, gentle 19 km drag averaging 3.2%, rising 609 m from 500 m to a summit at 1109 m with just one 7.49% bite.
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Coll de Grua
A long, patient category-3 haul: 18.6 km at 3.28%, climbing from 109 m to 718 m for 609 m of net gain.
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Oliviershoek Pass
A 17.2 km Category 3 climb in South Africa with a gentle 3.04% average that hides sharper undulating pitches along the way.
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Collado de la Cierva o de la Mina
A 16.6 km grind at just 3.3% average, climbing 549 m to 1710 m with a wicked 14.88% ramp hiding inside the calm.
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Passo del Carmine
A steady 15.8 km haul climbing from 118 m to 594 m at a gentle 3.01% average, with pitches that briefly bite up to 7.8%.
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Col du Prion
A 15.2 km category 3 grind at 3.01% average, climbing 457 m from 465 m to 922 m with a 10.96% sting near the top.
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Coll de Merolla
A 15 km category 3 grind that lifts you from 690 m to 1193 m — a steady 3.35% average with a stinging 10.29% max.
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Puerto de Vallaroso
A 14.1 km category 3 climb averaging 3.53%, rising 496 m from 503 m to 999 m with pitches touching 6.88%.
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Puerto de Purias
A 13.9 km category 3 grind averaging 3.46%, climbing from 71 m to 553 m for 482 m of net gain.
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Collado de Anguta
A 13.7 km category 3 grind averaging 3.71%, climbing from 228 m to 737 m with a 13.71% sting hiding in the middle.
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Col des Prés
Col des Prés is a 13.5 km Category 3 climb in France averaging 3.61% — but a 44.51% max gradient means one section demands serious respect. Here's how to ride it.
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Col du Valsberg
A 13.4 km Category 3 climb in France whose gentle 3.11% average hides a punchy 16.02% ramp and 223 m of hidden climbing.
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Puerto de La Hoya
A 13.3 km category-3 grind averaging 3.62%, lifting you 481 m from 805 m to a 1286 m summit.
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Cuesta Pass
A 12.6 km Category 3 US climb whose gentle 3.17% average masks 245 m of hidden re-climbing and one 19.86% ramp.
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Smugglers Notch
A 12.4 km Category 3 climb in the US gaining 453 m net, with an undulating profile and a sharp maximum ramp that demands wide-range gearing.
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