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HC Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Otero Mayor

North-western ascent from San Andrés de Luena
GPX Profile
Length
11.2 km
Height gain
862 m
Average
7.7%
Steepest km
13.1%
Summit altitude
1197 m
Difficulty
239

Elevation profile

335 m → 1197 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Otero Mayor from San Andrés de Luena
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 12 at 13.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.3 km
4–6%
2.3 km
6–8%
1.5 km
8–10%
1.3 km
10–14%
2.9 km
14%+
1.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.6–6.6
12.6%
2 km · km 5.8–7.8
10.7%
5 km · km 5.8–10.8
8.5%

Time to the top

1h 01 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%
1 460 m 12.6%
2 527 m 6.7%
3 616 m 8.9%
4 668 m 5.2%
5 702 m 3.4%
6 759 m 5.7%
7 856 m 9.7%
8 949 m 9.3%
9 991 m 4.2%
10 1090 m 9.9%

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About Otero Mayor

How long and how steep?
From San Andrés de Luena, Otero Mayor is 11.2 km long and climbs 862 m at an average of 7.7%, to a summit at 1,197 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 13.1%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 01 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 47 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 239.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 239?

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

Col de Joux-Plane, Samoëns 240
Arcs 2000, Bourg-Saint-Maurice 240
Otero Mayor, San Andrés de Luena 239
Esquera, Ruenes 239
Col d'Izoard via Arvieux 239

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