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Working out climb difficuties
How do they work out a climb difficulty, IE the steepness of it.
Like I am in Brisbane, what would Mt Cootha be? as compared to the TDF's Alp De Huez |
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Working out climb difficuties
Tony Fisher Wrote: How do they work out a climb difficulty, IE the steepness of it. Like I am in Brisbane, what would Mt Cootha be? as compared to the TDF's Alp De Huez Comparing the numbers from www.cycle2max.com and from climbs in the TDF (current and past years), I reckon Mt Coot-tha would rate a Cat 4 or Cat 3. It is not very long (about 2.5km), but is quite steep (~10%). Ritch. PS. I just looked at the numbers for Mt Glorious: 270m up in only 1.8km. If those numbers are right, then I fell better for finding it so damned hard! 15%? sheesh! -- ritcho |
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Working out climb difficuties
Tony Fisher wrote:
How do they work out a climb difficulty, IE the steepness of it. You seem to assume that difficulty = steepness? It seems to be more a matter of total climb though. I found the FAQ he http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-fa...ection-22.html |
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