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HC Where this climb is: Pyrénées-AtlantiquesNouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Col Sensibile

North-eastern ascent from Alçay
GPX Profile
Length
26.5 km
Height gain
1293 m
Average
4.9%
Steepest km
11.2%
Summit altitude
1541 m
Difficulty
341

Elevation profile

248 m → 1543 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col Sensibile from Alçay
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 3 at 11.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
9.0 km
4–6%
4.0 km
6–8%
4.0 km
8–10%
5.3 km
10–14%
4.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 1.8–2.8
11.5%
2 km · km 1.6–3.6
9.8%
5 km · km 1.6–6.6
9.4%

Time to the top

1h 53 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%
1 301 m 5.3%
2 378 m 7.7%
3 489 m 11.2%
4 571 m 8.1%
5 655 m 8.5%
6 738 m 8.2%
7 829 m 9.1%
8 793 m −3.6%
9 829 m 3.6%
10 892 m 6.4%

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About Col Sensibile

How long and how steep?
From Alçay, Col Sensibile is 26.5 km long and climbs 1,293 m at an average of 4.9%, to a summit at 1,541 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 3, averages 11.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 53 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 28 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 341.
Where is it?
It's in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

How hard is 341?

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

Col du Glandon, Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 341
Bola del Mundo, Cerceda 341
Col Sensibile, Alçay 341
Alto de Capileira, Orgiva 340
Arette_Col de Labays_ Col La Pierre StMartin, Det Beziat 339

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