Couple of Hairpins

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Route de Beson, Veysonnaz, Sion, Wallis, 1993, Switzerland
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.57 km / 0.98 miles
Elevation gain124.2 m / 407 ft
Average gradient7.9%
Maximum gradient11.1%
Elevation high1,335.2 m / 4,381 ft
Elevation low1,211 m / 3,973 ft
Climb difficulty score12,417.91

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 434,337th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,623rd most difficult cycling climb of all 52,131 climbs in Switzerland.

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Places 1,937th out of 3,505 cycling climbs in Wallis.

Ranks 144th out of 300 cycling climbs in Sion.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 12 climbs) in Veysonnaz.

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