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Rapha RondeVanMelb Lucignano d’Asso Strada Bianchi sector

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Chifley Drive, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, 3032, Australia
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance3.01 km / 1.87 miles
Elevation gain26.2 m / 86 ft
Average gradient0.9%
Maximum gradient19.4%
Elevation high21.8 m / 72 ft
Elevation low-5.6 m / -18 ft
Climb difficulty score2,614.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,653,739th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 48,884th most difficult cycling climb of all 97,639 climbs in Australia.

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Places 12,847th out of 25,936 cycling climbs in Victoria.

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Ranks 6,128th out of 14,727 cycling climbs in Melbourne.

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Ranking 13th out of 48 cycling climbs in Maribyrnong.

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