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B & R's Pistons of Pain

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Barrow Bridge Road, Barrow Bridge, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, BL1 7ND, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance8.1 km / 5.03 miles
Elevation gain142.2 m / 467 ft
Average gradient1.8%
Maximum gradient31.1%
Elevation high319.6 m / 1,049 ft
Elevation low177.4 m / 582 ft
Climb difficulty score14,256.53

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 362,790th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,502nd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 14,322nd out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

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Ranks 410th out of 5,065 cycling climbs in Greater Manchester.

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Ranking 43rd out of 702 cycling climbs in Bolton.

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