The bends

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Station Road, Shapwick, Somerset, England, TA7 9NW, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.1 km / 0.68 miles
Elevation gain11.4 m / 37 ft
Average gradient1%
Maximum gradient10%
Elevation high6.8 m / 22 ft
Elevation low-11 m / -36 ft
Climb difficulty score1,138.8

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 2,276,058th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 261,423rd most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 207,030th out of 268,497 cycling climbs in England.

Ranks 5,162nd out of 6,113 cycling climbs in Somerset.

Ranking 12th out of 15 cycling climbs in Shapwick.

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