Hi, I don't usually post here, but this question isn't really right for r.b.tech, so...
How do they determine the categories of the climbs in Le Tour? I know that the easiest are Cat 4 and the hardest are Hors Categorie. But what determines how a hill gets rated?
IOW, how steep/long/high does a hill have to be to qualify as a cat 4? 3? 2? 1? Or Hors categorie?
TIA
May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris
Chris: It's not just a matter of how steep/long/high it is, but also its placement in the course. A nasty hill early in the day is generally classified lower than the same hill would be at the end of the stage.
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Hi, I don't usually post here, but this question isn't really right for r.b.tech, so...
How do they determine the categories of the climbs in Le Tour? I know that the easiest are Cat 4 and the hardest are Hors Categorie. But what determines how a hill gets rated?
IOW, how steep/long/high does a hill have to be to qualify as a cat 4? 3? 2? 1? Or Hors categorie?
TIA
May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris
Chris: It's not just a matter of how steep/long/high it is, but also its placement in the course. A nasty hill early in the day is generally classified lower than the same hill would be at the end of the stage.
"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hi, I don't usually post here, but this question isn't really right for r.b.tech, so...
How do they determine the categories of the climbs in Le Tour? I know that the easiest are Cat 4 and the hardest are Hors Categorie. But what determines how a hill gets rated?
IOW, how steep/long/high does a hill have to be to qualify as a cat 4? 3? 2? 1? Or Hors categorie?
TIA
May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris
I thought the legend is that the original categories were with regard to how a car could cope with the cols - 4th meant it could go up it in 4th gear, cat 2 in 2nd etc. "Hors" - (out of) category meant a car couldn't make the pass.
Steve McGinty stephenmcginty@ntlworld_DOT_.com said:
I thought the legend is that the original categories were with regard to how a car could cope with the cols - 4th meant it could go up it in 4th gear, cat 2 in 2nd etc. "Hors" - (out of) category meant a car couldn't make the pass.
Right for the old climbs, but the for the new it is it is a subjective determination, based on the old climbs.
