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

Col du Lautaret

Western ascent from Le Clapier d'Auris
Length
33.6 km
Height gain
1313 m
Average
3.9%
Steepest km
7.7%
Summit altitude
2057 m
Difficulty
306
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Elevation profile

745 m → 2057 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col du Lautaret from Le Clapier d'Auris
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 25 at 7.7%
3 short sections look like survey errors (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. They are left out of the steepest-km figure.

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
14.3 km
4–6%
8.9 km
6–8%
8.3 km
8–10%
1.5 km
10–14%
0.3 km
14%+
0.5 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 23.8–24.8
10.3%
2 km · km 0.0–2.0
7.4%
5 km · km 26.7–31.7
6.2%

Time to the top

1h 56 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%
1 870 m 12.5% ? Includes a suspected survey error
2 892 m 2.2% ? Includes a suspected survey error
3 964 m 7.2%
4 986 m 2.3%
5 952 m −3.4%
6 927 m −2.6%
7 961 m 3.4%
8 1018 m 5.7%
9 1052 m 3.4%
10 1172 m 12.0% ? Includes a suspected survey error

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About Col du Lautaret

How long and how steep?
From Le Clapier d'Auris, Col du Lautaret is 33.6 km long and climbs 1,313 m at an average of 3.9%, to a summit at 2,057 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 25, averages 7.7%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 56 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 32 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 306. It's the hardest of the 4 ways up to Col du Lautaret.
Where is it?
It's in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 306?

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

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