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Les saisies - Col du véry

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Avenue des Jeux Olympiques, Les Lapons, Les Saisies, Hauteluce, Albertville, Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 73620, France
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance8.47 km / 5.26 miles
Elevation gain291.2 m / 955 ft
Average gradient3.4%
Maximum gradient12.4%
Elevation high1,851.8 m / 6,075 ft
Elevation low1,560.6 m / 5,120 ft
Climb difficulty score29,145.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 123,057th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 18,484th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France.

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Places 8,254th out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Ranks 1,859th out of 8,284 cycling climbs in Savoy.

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Ranking 16th out of 66 cycling climbs in Hauteluce.

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