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HC Where this climb is: SavoyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col de la Madeleine via Montgellafrey

South-western ascent from La Chambre
GPX Profile
Length
19.5 km
Height gain
1522 m
Average
7.8%
Steepest km
10.6%
Summit altitude
1993 m
Difficulty
387
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Elevation profile

470 m → 1993 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de la Madeleine via Montgellafrey from La Chambre
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 5 at 10.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.5 km
4–6%
2.0 km
6–8%
6.5 km
8–10%
6.8 km
10–14%
2.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.0–5.0
10.6%
2 km · km 4.0–6.0
10.4%
5 km · km 1.8–6.8
9.6%

Time to the top

1h 43 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 488 m 1.7%
2 545 m 5.7%
3 628 m 8.3%
4 723 m 9.5%
5 828 m 10.6%
6 930 m 10.2%
7 1019 m 8.9%
8 1095 m 7.6%
9 1187 m 9.2%
10 1262 m 7.5%

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About Col de la Madeleine via Montgellafrey

How long and how steep?
From La Chambre, Col de la Madeleine via Montgellafrey is 19.5 km long and climbs 1,522 m at an average of 7.8%, to a summit at 1,993 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 10.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 43 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 19 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 387. It's the hardest of the 4 ways up to Col de la Madeleine.
Where is it?
It's in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 387?

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

Sion 2000, Vex 388
Torre (Serra da Estrela), Vide 387
Col de la Madeleine via Montgellafrey, La Chambre 387
Pasul Vulcan, Vulcan 385
Passo di San Marco, Morbegno 384

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