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2 Where this climb is: IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col de Sarenne

Western ascent from L'Alpe d'Huez
GPX Profile
Length
8.1 km
Height gain
207 m
Average
2.6%
Steepest km
8.8%
Summit altitude
1999 m
Difficulty
70
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Elevation profile

1760 m → 1999 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Sarenne from L'Alpe d'Huez
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 7 at 8.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.0 km
4–6%
0.5 km
6–8%
2.3 km
8–10%
0.5 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 6.6–7.6
10.1%
2 km · km 5.6–7.6
8.9%
5 km · km 3.1–8.1
3.0%

Time to the top

0h 26 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 1848 m 5.6%
2 1849 m 0.2%
3 1844 m −0.5%
4 1798 m −4.7%
5 1761 m −3.7%
6 1819 m 5.8%
7 1907 m 8.8%
8 1993 m 8.6%
9 1999 m 7.2%

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About Col de Sarenne

How long and how steep?
From L'Alpe d'Huez, Col de Sarenne is 8.1 km long and climbs 207 m at an average of 2.6%, to a summit at 1,999 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 7, averages 8.8%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 27 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 21 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 70.
Where is it?
It's in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 70?

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

Sameiro via Briteiros, Briteiros (São Salvador) 70
Coll de l'Alba, Tortosa 70
Col de Sarenne, L'Alpe d'Huez 70
Poggio di San Remo via Via Monte Calvo, Sanremo 70
Puerto de Villaharta hacia Obejo 70

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