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HC Where this climb is: TarragonaCatalonia, Spain

Mont Caro

Eastern ascent from Tortosa
Length
24.3 km
Height gain
1433 m
Average
5.9%
Steepest km
10.3%
Summit altitude
1435 m
Difficulty
348
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

2 m → 1435 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Mont Caro from Tortosa
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 22 at 10.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
9.0 km
4–6%
2.8 km
6–8%
3.3 km
8–10%
6.0 km
10–14%
3.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 21.4–22.4
10.6%
2 km · km 20.6–22.6
10.0%
5 km · km 10.6–15.6
9.1%

Time to the top

1h 46 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 8 m 0.6%
2 16 m 0.8%
3 46 m 3.0%
4 67 m 2.1%
5 81 m 1.4%
6 93 m 1.2%
7 124 m 3.1%
8 165 m 4.1%
9 209 m 4.5%
10 266 m 5.7%

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About Mont Caro

How long and how steep?
From Tortosa, Mont Caro is 24.3 km long and climbs 1,433 m at an average of 5.9%, to a summit at 1,435 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 22, averages 10.3%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 46 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 22 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 348. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Mont Caro.
Where is it?
It's in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

How hard is 348?

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

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