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HC Where this climb is: Maritime AlpsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Valberg via Col de Sainte Anne

Southern ascent from Pont de Cians
Length
27.8 km
Height gain
1334 m
Average
4.8%
Steepest km
11.6%
Summit altitude
1674 m
Difficulty
275

Elevation profile

340 m → 1674 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Valberg via Col de Sainte Anne from Pont de Cians
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 16 at 11.6%
2 short sections look like survey errors (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. They are left out of the steepest-km figure.

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
10.8 km
4–6%
6.8 km
6–8%
6.5 km
8–10%
2.3 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.8 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 15.0–16.0
12.0%
2 km · km 8.3–10.3
9.2%
5 km · km 7.7–12.7
8.7%

Time to the top

1h 47 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%
1 365 m 2.6%
2 388 m 2.2%
3 406 m 1.8%
4 440 m 3.4%
5 471 m 3.1%
6 515 m 4.4%
7 539 m 2.4%
8 578 m 3.9%
9 670 m 9.3%
10 758 m 8.7%

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About Valberg via Col de Sainte Anne

How long and how steep?
From Pont de Cians, Valberg via Col de Sainte Anne is 27.8 km long and climbs 1,334 m at an average of 4.8%, to a summit at 1,674 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 16, averages 11.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 47 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 24 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 275.
Where is it?
It's in Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 275?

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

Valberg via Col de Sainte Anne, Pont de Cians 275

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