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2 Ain, France

Col de la Croix de la Serra

Southern ascent from Saint-Germain-de-Joux
Length
14.4 km
Height gain
556 m
Average
3.9%
Steepest km
6.5%
Summit altitude
1049 m
Difficulty
86

Elevation profile

492 m → 1049 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 1 at 6.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
6.6 km
4–6%
5.0 km
6–8%
2.8 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 0.0–1.0
6.5%
2 km · km 4.0–6.0
5.6%
5 km · km 2.3–7.3
4.9%

Time to the top

0h 47 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 557 m 6.5%
2 541 m −1.6%
3 567 m 2.7%
4 615 m 4.7%
5 670 m 5.6%
6 727 m 5.7%
7 764 m 3.7%
8 796 m 3.2%
9 824 m 2.8%
10 870 m 4.6%

Route map

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At the summit now

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10° Clear Feels like 8° · 1049 m
Crosswind on 58% of the climb · Wind 9 km/h SE
Tailwind 39% Crosswind 58% Headwind 3%

How hard is 86?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

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