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
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Working out climb difficuties
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Tony Fisher said:
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 HuezComparing 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!
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Tony Fisher said:
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 here:
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