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3 Where this climb is: TarragonaCatalonia, Spain

Coll de l'Alba

Western ascent from Tortosa
GPX Profile
Length
5.4 km
Height gain
322 m
Average
6.0%
Steepest km
11.5%
Summit altitude
329 m
Difficulty
70
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

7 m → 329 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Coll de l'Alba from Tortosa
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 11.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.5 km
4–6%
1.8 km
6–8%
0.5 km
8–10%
0.9 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.2–5.2
10.0%
2 km · km 3.4–5.4
7.9%

Time to the top

0h 23 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 29 m 2.2%
2 81 m 5.2%
3 131 m 5.0%
4 212 m 8.1%
5 285 m 7.3%
6 329 m 11.5%

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About Coll de l'Alba

How long and how steep?
From Tortosa, Coll de l'Alba is 5.4 km long and climbs 322 m at an average of 6.0%, to a summit at 329 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 11.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 24 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 19 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 3 climb, with a difficulty score of 70. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Coll de l'Alba.
Where is it?
It's in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

How hard is 70?

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

Alto de La Escondida, Robledo de Chavela 70
Sameiro via Briteiros, Briteiros (São Salvador) 70
Coll de l'Alba, Tortosa 70
Col de Sarenne, L'Alpe d'Huez 70
Poggio di San Remo via Via Monte Calvo, Sanremo 70

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