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HC Where this climb is: SondrioLombardy, Italy

Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa

Western ascent from Tovo di Sant'Agata
Length
12.5 km
Height gain
1326 m
Average
10.6%
Steepest km
16.6%
Summit altitude
1858 m
Difficulty
565
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Elevation profile

532 m → 1860 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa from Tovo di Sant'Agata
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 10 at 16.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.3 km
4–6%
1.0 km
6–8%
1.3 km
8–10%
2.0 km
10–14%
3.3 km
14%+
3.8 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 9.0–10.0
16.6%
2 km · km 3.1–5.1
14.5%
5 km · km 1.0–6.0
12.9%

Time to the top

1h 33 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%
1 661 m 12.8%
2 787 m 12.6%
3 892 m 10.5%
4 1030 m 13.8%
5 1162 m 13.2%
6 1305 m 14.3%
7 1366 m 6.2%
8 1477 m 11.0%
9 1477 m 0.0%
10 1642 m 16.6%

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About Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa

How long and how steep?
From Tovo di Sant'Agata, Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa is 12.5 km long and climbs 1,326 m at an average of 10.6%, to a summit at 1,858 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 10, averages 16.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 33 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 10 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 565. It's the hardest of the 5 ways up to Passo del Mortirolo.
Where is it?
It's in Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy.

How hard is 565?

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

Mortirolo & Passo della Foppa, Tovo di Sant'Agata 565

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