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HC Where this climb is: Rioja, Spain

Collado Cruz de la Demanda

North-eastern ascent from Posadas
Length
15.6 km
Height gain
888 m
Average
5.7%
Steepest km
10.2%
Summit altitude
1848 m
Difficulty
216

Elevation profile

959 m → 1848 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Collado Cruz de la Demanda from Posadas
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 10.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.0 km
4–6%
2.5 km
6–8%
2.3 km
8–10%
4.3 km
10–14%
1.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 8.0–9.0
10.2%
2 km · km 8.0–10.0
9.9%
5 km · km 8.1–13.1
8.5%

Time to the top

1h 07 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%
1 982 m 2.1%
2 1013 m 3.1%
3 1082 m 6.9%
4 1130 m 4.8%
5 1168 m 3.7%
6 1193 m 2.5%
7 1191 m −0.2%
8 1193 m 0.3%
9 1295 m 10.2%
10 1391 m 9.6%

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About Collado Cruz de la Demanda

How long and how steep?
From Posadas, Collado Cruz de la Demanda is 15.6 km long and climbs 888 m at an average of 5.7%, to a summit at 1,848 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 10.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 07 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 52 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 216.
Where is it?
It's in Rioja, Spain.

How hard is 216?

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

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