Altigraphs
HC Savoy, France

Col du Galibier

Northern ascent from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Length
34.7 km
Height gain
1925 m
Average
5.5%
Steepest km
9.2%
Summit altitude
2640 m
Difficulty
462
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Elevation profile

715 m → 2640 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 35 at 9.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
8.0 km
4–6%
2.5 km
6–8%
15.3 km
8–10%
8.5 km
10–14%
0.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 29.2–30.2
9.6%
2 km · km 28.2–30.2
9.2%
5 km · km 27.0–32.0
8.4%

Time to the top

2h 29 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 771 m 5.5%
2 852 m 8.2%
3 933 m 8.1%
4 1015 m 8.2%
5 1092 m 7.7%
6 1162 m 7.0%
7 1235 m 7.3%
8 1313 m 7.8%
9 1375 m 6.3%
10 1440 m 6.5%

Route map

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At the summit now

Updated 18 min ago
6° Clear Feels like 2° · 2640 m
Tailwind on 67% of the climb · Wind 7 km/h N
Tailwind 67% Crosswind 20% Headwind 13%

How hard is 462?

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

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