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HC Where this climb is: CuneoPiedmont, Italy

Col de Tende

Northern ascent from Limone Piemonte
GPX Profile
Length
14.0 km
Height gain
887 m
Average
6.3%
Steepest km
8.5%
Summit altitude
1870 m
Difficulty
171
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Elevation profile

975 m → 1870 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Tende from Limone Piemonte
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 15 at 8.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.5 km
4–6%
3.8 km
6–8%
6.5 km
8–10%
2.0 km
10–14%
0.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.5–6.5
8.6%
2 km · km 5.3–7.3
8.0%
5 km · km 5.3–10.3
7.2%

Time to the top

1h 03 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 1024 m 4.2%
2 1063 m 3.9%
3 1122 m 5.9%
4 1162 m 4.0%
5 1224 m 6.2%
6 1298 m 7.4%
7 1378 m 8.1%
8 1447 m 6.9%
9 1509 m 6.2%
10 1576 m 6.7%

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About Col de Tende

How long and how steep?
From Limone Piemonte, Col de Tende is 14.0 km long and climbs 887 m at an average of 6.3%, to a summit at 1,870 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 8.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 03 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 50 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 171.
Where is it?
It's in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.

How hard is 171?

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

Cocoll, Bolulla 171
Corumbela, Los Llanos 171
Col de Tende, Limone Piemonte 171
Ax 3 Domaines (Plateau de Bonascre), Ax-les-Thermes 171
Puerto de Enix por Vícar, Las Cabañuelas 170

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