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The Sting

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Beaminster, Dorset, England, DT8 3NP, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance4.12 km / 2.56 miles
Elevation gain111.2 m / 365 ft
Average gradient2.7%
Maximum gradient19.8%
Elevation high253.4 m / 831 ft
Elevation low138.6 m / 455 ft
Climb difficulty score11,125.08

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This climb ranks 499,584th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 35,412th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 24,690th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 452nd out of 4,290 cycling climbs in Dorset.

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Ranking 12th out of 32 cycling climbs in Beaminster.

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