Villa Palombara verso Fossombrone

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Via Modigliani, Villa Palombara, Montefelcino, Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, 61030, Italy

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.44 km / 1.51 miles
Elevation gain120.2 m / 394 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient19%
Elevation high223.6 m / 734 ft
Elevation low96.8 m / 318 ft
Climb difficulty score12,012.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 453,391st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 83,223rd most difficult cycling climb of all 223,821 climbs in Italy.

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Places 3,604th out of 9,901 cycling climbs in Marche.

Ranks 1,347th out of 3,420 cycling climbs in Pesaro e Urbino.

Ranking 20th out of 51 cycling climbs in Montefelcino.

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