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Beware the Speed Merchants

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Cape Town Ward 71, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, 7806, South Africa
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.79 km / 0.49 miles
Elevation gain89 m / 292 ft
Average gradient11.2%
Maximum gradient40%
Elevation high190.1 m / 624 ft
Elevation low101.1 m / 332 ft
Climb difficulty score8,902.08

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 659,760th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 6,079th most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,726th out of 8,478 cycling climbs in Western Cape.

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Ranks 997th out of 3,378 cycling climbs in City of Cape Town.

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Ranking 58th out of 114 cycling climbs in Cape Town Ward 71.

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