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The Forgiving Half

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2E, Sophoun, May District, Phongsaly, Laos
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance9.2 km / 5.71 miles
Elevation gain329.8 m / 1,082 ft
Average gradient3.6%
Maximum gradient10.2%
Elevation high760 m / 2,493 ft
Elevation low430.2 m / 1,411 ft
Climb difficulty score33,018.31

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Climb Rank

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🗺

This climb ranks 97,221st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

🧮

Ranked as the 20th most difficult cycling climb of all 169 climbs in Laos.

🥉

This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Phongsaly.

🥉

This is the third most difficult cycling climb in May District.

🙈

This is the easiest cycling climb in Sophoun.

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