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HC Where this climb is: MacerataMarche, Italy

Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena

North-eastern ascent from Sarnano
Length
14.2 km
Height gain
925 m
Average
6.5%
Steepest km
10.2%
Summit altitude
1452 m
Difficulty
223
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Elevation profile

495 m → 1452 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena from Sarnano
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 8 at 10.2%
One short section looks like a survey error (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. It is left out of the steepest-km figure.

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.8 km
4–6%
2.0 km
6–8%
4.5 km
8–10%
2.8 km
10–14%
2.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 9.7–10.7
11.1%
2 km · km 6.6–8.6
9.9%
5 km · km 5.9–10.9
8.8%

Time to the top

1h 09 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%
1 497 m −3.1%
2 530 m 3.4%
3 604 m 7.4%
4 675 m 7.1%
5 735 m 6.0%
6 813 m 7.8%
7 896 m 8.3%
8 998 m 10.2%
9 1091 m 9.3%
10 1160 m 6.9%

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About Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena

How long and how steep?
From Sarnano, Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena is 14.2 km long and climbs 925 m at an average of 6.5%, to a summit at 1,452 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 8, averages 10.2%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 09 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 54 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 223.
Where is it?
It's in Macerata, Marche, Italy.

How hard is 223?

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

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