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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3815 climbs
Radlingpass
A short, undulating Category 4 climb in Austria that gains 233 m over 6 km, with 46 m of hidden re-climbing and a steep 8.05% ramp.
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Svartediket
A short, undulating Category 4 climb in Norway that gains 229 m over 5.9 km with 333 m of total ascent and a steep 16.98% ramp.
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Winnats Pass
A 5.9 km Category 4 climb in Great Britain gaining 178 m, with a punishing steep ramp hidden behind a modest average gradient.
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Puerto de San Bernabé
A gentle 5.8 km category 4 climb rising 178 m from 370 m to 548 m at a steady 3.08% average, never steeper than 5.8%.
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Čremošnianske sedlo
A 5.5 km category-4 climb rising 226 m at a steady 4.14% average, with a sharpest ramp of 7.01% before the 580 m summit.
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Puerto de Barinas
A steady 5.4 km category 4 rise from 184 m to 386 m, averaging 3.73% with a peak of just 6.06%.
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Coll de la Manxa
A 5.3 km category 4 climb averaging 4.08%, rising 218 m from 327 m to a 545 m summit with pitches touching 7.21%.
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Whinlatter Pass
A short category 4 climb in Great Britain where 125m of hidden re-climbing turns a modest 3.92% average into a punchier effort than the numbers suggest.
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Bozeman Pass
A short, undulating Category 4 climb in the US gaining 172 m over 5.2 km, where rolling terrain hides more work than the gentle average gradient suggests.
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Erbsattel
A short, undulating Category 4 climb in Austria that gains 204m over 5.2km with hidden re-climbing to manage.
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Puerto de la Nava
A 5.1 km category-4 climb rising 200 m at 3.89% average, with a stinging 7.32% pitch to break the rhythm.
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Puerto de la Venta
A 5.1 km category-4 climb averaging 3.38%, rising 174 m from 378 m to a 552 m summit, with a stinging 7.16% pitch.
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Puerto de Llerena
A steady 5.1 km category 4 climb rising 162 m at a friendly 3.16% average, topping out at 792 m.
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Puerto de Alcubierre
A steady 5.1 km category 4 climb rising 194 m from 428 m to 622 m at a manageable 3.8% average, peaking at 5.82%.
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Ashby Gap
A 5.1 km Category 4 climb in the US with 189 m of net gain but 326 m of total ascent — the undulation is the real story.
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Col de Mollo
A short 5 km Category 4 climb in France whose gentle 4.46% average masks a savage 24.17% pitch and 198 m of hidden re-climbing.
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Collado Zardón
Five kilometres of steady Spanish gradient, climbing from 99 m to 300 m at an even 4.02% with a 7.16% sting near the top.
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Coll de Gria
A 5 km category-4 climb rising 153 m from 147 m to 300 m at a gentle 3.08% average, with one 10.18% sting.
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Puerto de las Atalayas
A steady 4.7 km category 4 climb rising 182 m from 206 m to 388 m at a manageable 3.84% average, peaking at 5.48%.
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Puerto de Santa Bárbara
A gentle 4.7 km category-4 climb averaging 3.33%, rising 156 m from 553 m to a 709 m summit — steady, never steeper than 4.1%.
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Puerto de la Beltrana
A 4.6 km category 4 climb averaging 4.39%, rising 202 m from 291 m to a 493 m summit with a 6.51% pinch.
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Cameron Pass
A short, undulating Category 4 climb in the US that gains 191m net but banks 402m of total ascent across its 4.5km.
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Scharflingerhöhe
A short category 4 Austrian climb of 4.4 km with a modest 3.83% average that hides real undulation and a steep ramp near 12%.
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Puerto de la Teja
A 4.4 km category 4 climb from near sea level at 6 m up to 182 m, averaging 4.03% with a steepest ramp of 6.3%.
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