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Controversy Loop

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N6, Buffalo City Ward 29, Ducats, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, 5205, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.97 km / 1.85 miles
Elevation gain17.2 m / 56 ft
Average gradient0.6%
Maximum gradient22.2%
Elevation high268.6 m / 881 ft
Elevation low235.4 m / 772 ft
Climb difficulty score1,724.51

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,992,893rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 20,667th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,506th out of 1,857 cycling climbs in Eastern Cape.

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Ranks 312th out of 400 cycling climbs in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 25th out of 36 cycling climbs in Ducats.

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