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Foce da Massa - Arrivo 1˚ gara Giro della Riviera 2016

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Via Foce, Massa, Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, 54100, Italy
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.24 km / 2.02 miles
Elevation gain161.4 m / 530 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient8.3%
Elevation high202.8 m / 665 ft
Elevation low41.4 m / 136 ft
Climb difficulty score16,152.13

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 307,040th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 62,793rd most difficult cycling climb of all 223,821 climbs in Italy.

📉

Places 7,312th out of 25,675 cycling climbs in Tuscany.

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Ranks 132nd out of 281 cycling climbs in Massa.

🏵️

A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 14 climbs) in Via Foce.

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