The 40 minute col challenge
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Category 1 |
| Distance | 10.58 km / 6.57 miles |
| Elevation gain | 680 m / 2,231 ft |
| Average gradient | 6.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 34.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,325.6 m / 4,349 ft |
| Elevation low | 645.2 m / 2,117 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 68,015.9 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Col de la Faucille (from Creux du Loop) Gex, Ain | 10.28 km | 6.6% | 678 m |
Faucille alternative start Gex, Ain | 10.47 km | 6.7% | 704 m |
Col de la faucille officiel Gex, Ain | 11.05 km | 6.3% | 693 m |
Col de la Faucille Gex, Ain | 11.22 km | 6.3% | 704 m |
la faucille Gex, Ain | 11.14 km | 6.2% | 712 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 15,646th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,549th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France. |
📉 Places 1,686th out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. |
⚖ Ranks 95th out of 4,458 cycling climbs in Ain. |
⚖ Ranking 13th out of 117 cycling climbs in Gex. |
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