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HC Where this climb is: Cantabria, Spain

Portillo de La Sía

Northern ascent from Val del Asón
GPX Profile
Length
17.4 km
Height gain
1027 m
Average
5.9%
Steepest km
8.4%
Summit altitude
1233 m
Difficulty
200
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

206 m → 1233 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Portillo de La Sía from Val del Asón
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 18 at 8.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.5 km
4–6%
1.8 km
6–8%
12.0 km
8–10%
1.1 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 15.8–16.8
8.1%
2 km · km 15.4–17.4
7.7%
5 km · km 1.7–6.7
7.0%

Time to the top

1h 15 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%
1 244 m 3.8%
2 284 m 4.0%
3 355 m 7.1%
4 426 m 7.1%
5 500 m 7.3%
6 567 m 6.7%
7 634 m 6.7%
8 683 m 4.9%
9 669 m −1.4%
10 744 m 7.5%

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About Portillo de La Sía

How long and how steep?
From Val del Asón, Portillo de La Sía is 17.4 km long and climbs 1,027 m at an average of 5.9%, to a summit at 1,233 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 8.4%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 15 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 58 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 200. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Portillo de la Sía.
Where is it?
It's in Cantabria, Spain.

How hard is 200?

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

Campo de las Danzas, San Lorenzo 200
Passo Mendola, Bolzano 200
Portillo de La Sía, Val del Asón 200
Cuernavaca a Tres Marías por Montecasino, Centro 199
Pedras Apañadas, Pena da Nogueira 199

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