Continental Divide NST

This very steep climb rises in Colorado. Expect 27 to 45 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 32.2% and start 1.5 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Facing southeast, it catches the morning sun and loses its snow earlier than most. At 8.5 TEP it is harder than 74% of the climbs in the catalogue.

TEP
8.5
Climb
+417 m
Distance
2.3 km
Average grade
18.5%
Time
27 to 45 min

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