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HC Hautes-Alpes, France

Col du Galibier

South-eastern ascent from Briançon
Length
34.8 km
Height gain
1375 m
Average
4.0%
Steepest km
9.1%
Summit altitude
2636 m
Difficulty
233
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Elevation profile

1260 m → 2636 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 35 at 9.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
16.8 km
4–6%
10.5 km
6–8%
6.3 km
8–10%
1.0 km
10–14%
0.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 33.8–34.8
8.9%
2 km · km 28.1–30.1
7.4%
5 km · km 26.5–31.5
7.0%

Time to the top

1h 54 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 1311 m 5.1%
2 1329 m 1.8%
3 1352 m 2.3%
4 1363 m 1.1%
5 1361 m −0.2%
6 1371 m 1.0%
7 1381 m 1.0%
8 1391 m 1.0%
9 1402 m 1.1%
10 1414 m 1.3%

Route map

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7° Clear Feels like 3° · 2636 m
Wind 3 km/h N

How hard is 233?

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

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