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The Main Ascent

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Calke CP, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, LE65 1RR, United Kingdom
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.61 km / 2.24 miles
Elevation gain85.7 m / 281 ft
Average gradient2.4%
Maximum gradient30.1%
Elevation high177 m / 581 ft
Elevation low79 m / 259 ft
Climb difficulty score8,585.61

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 690,967th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 54,684th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 39,127th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 3,058th out of 11,587 cycling climbs in Derbyshire.

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Ranking 39th out of 1,044 cycling climbs in South Derbyshire.

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