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The Great Pretender

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Cedar Avenue, Johannesburg Ward 96, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 2055, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance2.31 km / 1.43 miles
Elevation gain76.6 m / 251 ft
Average gradient3.3%
Maximum gradient17.3%
Elevation high1,415.4 m / 4,644 ft
Elevation low1,337.1 m / 4,387 ft
Climb difficulty score7,667.21

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 786,705th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 7,483rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 1,396th out of 8,872 cycling climbs in Gauteng.

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Ranks 631st out of 3,287 cycling climbs in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 38th out of 187 cycling climbs in Johannesburg Ward 96.

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