Tough Start

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Route de Basset et de Vieille Morte, La Ville, La Garde, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 38520, France

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Climb Profile

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705 m755 m810 m860 m9.1% from 0 m to 4 m4.8% from 4 m to 13 m15.0% from 13 m to 17 m10.5% from 17 m to 28 m11.2% from 28 m to 39 m9.7% from 39 m to 49 m11.9% from 49 m to 56 m17.6% from 56 m to 59 m0.0% from 59 m to 63 m11.8% from 63 m to 70 m12.1% from 70 m to 73 m11.8% from 73 m to 76 m12.1% from 76 m to 83 m10.2% from 83 m to 93 m10.3% from 93 m to 102 m12.5% from 102 m to 106 m9.2% from 106 m to 119 m10.1% from 119 m to 128 m12.1% from 128 m to 132 m10.7% from 132 m to 145 m9.2% from 145 m to 151 m9.2% from 151 m to 158 m11.1% from 158 m to 170 m0.0% from 170 m to 174 m15.4% from 174 m to 183 m11.0% from 183 m to 192 m13.3% from 192 m to 195 m8.8% from 195 m to 204 m13.0% from 204 m to 213 m11.1% from 213 m to 222 m6.9% from 222 m to 228 m20.7% from 228 m to 231 m8.9% from 231 m to 242 m7.1% from 242 m to 245 m10.5% from 245 m to 256 m14.0% from 256 m to 262 m6.9% from 262 m to 265 m12.1% from 265 m to 276 m9.7% from 276 m to 283 m21.4% from 283 m to 285 m5.3% from 285 m to 301 m8.0% from 301 m to 303 m11.9% from 303 m to 313 m5.4% from 313 m to 321 m32.0% from 321 m to 323 m11.4% from 323 m to 335 m11.3% from 335 m to 343 m16.7% from 343 m to 345 m14.6% from 345 m to 355 m17.4% from 355 m to 357 m6.7% from 357 m to 369 m16.7% from 369 m to 374 m8.5% from 374 m to 378 m10.2% from 378 m to 390 m0.0% from 390 m to 392 m10.4% from 392 m to 402 m5.5% from 402 m to 409 m11.1% from 409 m to 416 m12.6% from 416 m to 426 m6.8% from 426 m to 438 m26.1% from 438 m to 440 m10.2% from 440 m to 452 m8.7% from 452 m to 454 m14.1% from 454 m to 461 m8.5% from 461 m to 473 m12.5% from 473 m to 483 m9.9% from 483 m to 493 m0.0% from 493 m to 495 m16.0% from 495 m to 498 m11.6% from 498 m to 505 m9.2% from 505 m to 511 m9.1% from 511 m to 516 m12.7% from 516 m to 527 m18.2% from 527 m to 529 m9.1% from 529 m to 538 m6.2% from 538 m to 544 m13.6% from 544 m to 549 m13.5% from 549 m to 557 m13.3% from 557 m to 562 m17.8% from 562 m to 566 m6.5% from 566 m to 576 m12.2% from 576 m to 581 m13.7% from 581 m to 588 m8.0% from 588 m to 593 m15.4% from 593 m to 598 m9.7% from 598 m to 608 m11.4% from 608 m to 619 m7.8% from 619 m to 627 m23.1% from 627 m to 629 m10.2% from 629 m to 639 m10.7% from 639 m to 646 m8.3% from 646 m to 649 m11.1% from 649 m to 654 m8.2% from 654 m to 659 m8.0% from 659 m to 662 m15.6% from 662 m to 669 m13.3% from 669 m to 677 m7.5% from 677 m to 693 m7.4% from 693 m to 696 m14.8% from 696 m to 701 m15.2% from 701 m to 709 m5.1% from 709 m to 717 m13.3% from 717 m to 724 m9.9% from 724 m to 734 m7.7% from 734 m to 737 m12.5% from 737 m to 745 m7.7% from 745 m to 753 m4.7% from 753 m to 761 m6.5% from 761 m to 764 m-3.2% from 764 m to 771 m0.0% from 771 m to 774 m7.8% from 774 m to 789 m13.8% from 789 m to 792 m9.4% from 792 m to 800 m7.8% from 800 m to 813 m15.2% from 813 m to 821 m7.8% from 821 m to 832 m23.1% from 832 m to 834 m9.2% from 834 m to 847 m16.0% from 847 m to 850 m7.8% from 850 m to 860 m10.9% from 860 m to 873 m22.2% from 873 m to 876 m16.0% from 876 m to 878 m8.9% from 878 m to 892 m0.0% from 892 m to 894 m12.8% from 894 m to 902 m11.3% from 902 m to 913 m17.1% from 913 m to 920 m9.9% from 920 m to 932 m7.9% from 932 m to 942 m8.0% from 942 m to 944 m13.9% from 944 m to 954 m11.5% from 954 m to 960 m8.0% from 960 m to 965 m9.3% from 965 m to 978 m11.4% from 978 m to 988 m7.7% from 988 m to 991 m12.7% from 991 m to 999 m9.9% from 999 m to 1.0 km14.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km19.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km12.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km19.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km26.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km16.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.4% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10%11%11%10%11%10%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.46 km / 0.91 miles
Elevation gain151 m / 495 ft
Average gradient10.3%
Maximum gradient11.4%
Elevation high858 m / 2,815 ft
Elevation low707 m / 2,320 ft
Climb difficulty score15,095.37

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 336,329th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 41,960th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France.

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Places 17,111th out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Ranks 2,958th out of 11,450 cycling climbs in Isère.

Ranking 86th out of 110 cycling climbs in La Garde.

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