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The climb before the real climb

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Lickey Road, Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B45 8SW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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175 m190 m205 m220 m2.9% from 0 m to 7 m2.7% from 7 m to 14 m2.9% from 14 m to 21 m5.3% from 21 m to 29 m2.7% from 29 m to 36 m2.6% from 36 m to 43 m2.7% from 43 m to 51 m2.6% from 51 m to 58 m0.0% from 58 m to 66 m2.7% from 66 m to 74 m0.0% from 74 m to 81 m5.3% from 81 m to 89 m2.6% from 89 m to 97 m2.6% from 97 m to 104 m2.7% from 104 m to 112 m2.7% from 112 m to 119 m5.8% from 119 m to 126 m2.9% from 126 m to 133 m6.1% from 133 m to 139 m6.1% from 139 m to 146 m3.0% from 146 m to 153 m3.0% from 153 m to 159 m2.9% from 159 m to 166 m2.9% from 166 m to 173 m3.0% from 173 m to 180 m5.4% from 180 m to 187 m2.7% from 187 m to 195 m2.7% from 195 m to 202 m5.3% from 202 m to 209 m2.5% from 209 m to 217 m5.3% from 217 m to 225 m2.5% from 225 m to 233 m2.6% from 233 m to 241 m2.6% from 241 m to 248 m5.3% from 248 m to 256 m2.6% from 256 m to 264 m5.0% from 264 m to 272 m2.6% from 272 m to 279 m2.5% from 279 m to 287 m2.5% from 287 m to 295 m4.9% from 295 m to 304 m2.5% from 304 m to 312 m4.7% from 312 m to 320 m2.4% from 320 m to 329 m2.4% from 329 m to 337 m2.4% from 337 m to 345 m0.0% from 345 m to 354 m2.4% from 354 m to 362 m0.0% from 362 m to 371 m0.0% from 371 m to 380 m2.4% from 380 m to 388 m-2.2% from 388 m to 397 m0.0% from 397 m to 406 m2.3% from 406 m to 415 m0.0% from 415 m to 423 m0.0% from 423 m to 433 m-2.2% from 433 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 452 m0.0% from 452 m to 461 m-2.0% from 461 m to 471 m2.0% from 471 m to 481 m0.0% from 481 m to 491 m-2.0% from 491 m to 501 m-2.0% from 501 m to 511 m0.0% from 511 m to 521 m0.0% from 521 m to 531 m0.0% from 531 m to 541 m0.0% from 541 m to 551 m0.0% from 551 m to 560 m0.0% from 560 m to 571 m0.0% from 571 m to 581 m0.0% from 581 m to 590 m0.0% from 590 m to 600 m-2.1% from 600 m to 610 m2.1% from 610 m to 620 m2.1% from 620 m to 629 m4.5% from 629 m to 638 m2.3% from 638 m to 647 m0.0% from 647 m to 655 m0.0% from 655 m to 664 m0.0% from 664 m to 672 m0.0% from 672 m to 680 m0.0% from 680 m to 688 m0.0% from 688 m to 695 m0.0% from 695 m to 703 m2.6% from 703 m to 711 m2.6% from 711 m to 719 m2.6% from 719 m to 726 m0.0% from 726 m to 734 m2.8% from 734 m to 741 m2.7% from 741 m to 748 m3.0% from 748 m to 755 m0.0% from 755 m to 762 m3.1% from 762 m to 768 m3.2% from 768 m to 775 m6.3% from 775 m to 781 m3.0% from 781 m to 788 m3.0% from 788 m to 794 m6.1% from 794 m to 801 m6.1% from 801 m to 807 m3.0% from 807 m to 814 m2.9% from 814 m to 821 m6.3% from 821 m to 827 m3.1% from 827 m to 834 m3.0% from 834 m to 840 m5.6% from 840 m to 847 m2.9% from 847 m to 854 m6.2% from 854 m to 861 m3.3% from 861 m to 867 m3.4% from 867 m to 873 m3.5% from 873 m to 878 m2.9% from 878 m to 885 m2.9% from 885 m to 892 m3.0% from 892 m to 899 m3.6% from 899 m to 904 m3.3% from 904 m to 910 m3.4% from 910 m to 916 m3.3% from 916 m to 922 m3.3% from 922 m to 928 m0.0% from 928 m to 935 m5.6% from 935 m to 942 m2.9% from 942 m to 949 m0.0% from 949 m to 955 m2.9% from 955 m to 962 m3.0% from 962 m to 969 m3.0% from 969 m to 976 m3.3% from 976 m to 982 m6.3% from 982 m to 988 m3.2% from 988 m to 994 m6.5% from 994 m to 1.0 km2.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km3.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km3.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.6% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.0% 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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.4 km / 0.87 miles
Elevation gain42.6 m / 140 ft
Average gradient3%
Maximum gradient8.6%
Elevation high220 m / 722 ft
Elevation low177.4 m / 582 ft
Climb difficulty score4,253.82

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,233,223rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 116,406th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 87,226th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 69th out of 1,472 cycling climbs in Birmingham.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Longbridge.

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