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2 Where this climb is: PontevedraGalicia, Spain

Escusa

Southern ascent from O Covelo
Length
10.8 km
Height gain
487 m
Average
4.5%
Steepest km
6.6%
Summit altitude
514 m
Difficulty
74
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Elevation profile

27 m → 514 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Escusa from O Covelo
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 2 at 6.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
4.1 km
4–6%
3.5 km
6–8%
3.3 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 0.6–1.6
6.8%
2 km · km 0.8–2.8
6.3%
5 km · km 0.0–5.0
5.7%

Time to the top

0h 38 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 80 m 5.3%
2 146 m 6.6%
3 205 m 5.8%
4 255 m 5.1%
5 312 m 5.7%
6 352 m 4.0%
7 376 m 2.5%
8 415 m 3.9%
9 464 m 4.9%
10 477 m 1.2%

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About Escusa

How long and how steep?
From O Covelo, Escusa is 10.8 km long and climbs 487 m at an average of 4.5%, to a summit at 514 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 2, averages 6.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 39 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 31 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 74.
Where is it?
It's in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

How hard is 74?

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

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