Category 1 climbs (TdF):
Boyar - Palomas
- Palomas variation
Category 2 climbs (TdF):
Chico - Montejaque
Plaza de España to Palomas - Plaza
de España to Puerto de El Boyar
Category 3 climbs (TdF):
Palomin
Puerto de El Boyar (Category
1 climb TdF):
(From the El Bosque side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705, with 1. sec. intervals
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road starts in El Bosque:
The climb ends at the Puerto de El Boyar sign:
| Distance: |
14,65 km |
| Starting altitudes |
314 m |
| Ending altitudes |
1101 m |
| Total ascent |
832 m |
| Total descent |
44 m |
| Average gradient |
5,7 % |
Personal best:
Pia on road bike:
|
0.49.48
0.55.15
0.55.26
0.55.45
0.59.35
1.00.46
|
03-08.2013
31.07.2011
27.07.2011
04.07.2011
28.06.2011
24.07.2010
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Gabor on road
bike:
|
43.32
47.53
|
04.08.2012
07.07.2011
|
| Gabor on MTB: |
50.23 |
14.07.2010 |
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The climb as a GPX file
Puerto de las Palomas (Category
1 climb TdF):
(From the El Zahara side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705, with 1. sec. intervals
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road starts from A-7375:
If you come from Grazalema (A-7375) the starting point will look like
this
The climb ends in front of the Puerto de Las Palomas
sign:
| Distance: |
12,49 km |
| Starting altitudes |
381 m |
| Ending altitudes |
1168 m |
| Total ascent |
793 m |
| Total descent |
6 m |
| Average gradient |
6,3 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
45.59
47.13
50.03
51.41 |
24.07.2014
03.08.2011
25.07.2008
21.07.2008 |
| Gabor on road bike: |
38.42
40.32
41.18
41.57
43.47
44.53
45.47 |
15-08-2015
08.08.2012
03.08.2011
13.07.2011
10.07.2011
16.04.2011
25.07.2008 |
| Gabor on MTB: |
44.49
47.27
48.49 |
31.07 2010
22.07.2010
04.07.2010 |
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The climb as a GPX file
Puerto de las Palomas variation
(Category 1 climb TdF):
(From the El Zahara side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705, with 1. sec. intervals
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road Ca-9112 starts
from A-7375:
The climb ends at the Puerto de Las Palomas sign:
| Distance: |
12,57 km |
| Starting altitudes |
385 m |
| Ending altitudes |
1168 m |
| Total ascent |
788 m |
| Total descent |
6 m |
| Average gradient |
6,3 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
49.55
52.30
|
25.07.2012
25.07.2011 |
| Gabor on road bike: |
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| Gabor on MTB: |
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The climb as a GPX file
Puerto Chico (Category 2 climb
TdF):
(From the El Zahara side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705, with 1. sec. intervals
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road starts from A-375:
The climb ends just where the road starts to descent,
in front of the "Cow sign":
| Distance: |
8,16 km |
| Starting altitudes |
392 m |
| Ending altitudes |
824 m |
| Total ascent |
448 m |
| Total descent |
16 m |
| Average gradient |
5,5 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
27.42 |
25.07.2008 |
| Gabor on road
bike: |
23.14
24.35 |
30.07.2014
17.07.2011 |
| Gabor on MTB: |
25.04
27.53 |
03.08.2010
27.07.2010
|
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The climb as a GPX file
Puerto de Montejaque (Category
2 climb TdF):
(From the El Zahara side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705, with 1. sec. intervals
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road starts
The climb ends 172m after the Puerto de Montejaque sign
(about 35 m before the 25 km sign), just where the road starts to
descent:
| Distance: |
6,40 km |
| Starting altitudes |
440 m |
| Ending altitudes |
762 m |
| Total ascent |
325 m |
| Total descent |
4 m |
| Average gradient |
5,1 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
20.05
22.54
23.09
24.02
|
13.08.2015
12.08.2015
05.08.2012
02.07.2011
|
| Gabor on road bike: |
16.13
16.47
17.15 |
13.08.2015
28.07.2011
04.07.2011 |
| Gabor on MTB: |
18.20
21.13 |
29.07.2010
24.07.2010 |
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The climb as a GPX file
Palomin (Category 3 climb TdF):
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just where the road CA-9104 starts
from A-372
The climb ends at the Puerto de Las Palomas sign:
| Distance: |
3,20 km |
| Starting altitudes |
969 m |
| Ending altitudes |
1168 m |
| Total ascent |
201 m |
| Total descent |
2 m |
| Average gradient |
6,3 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
12.30 |
30.07.2011 |
| Gabor on road bike: |
09.51 |
30.07.2011 |
| Gabor on MTB: |
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Plaza de España to
Puerto de Las Palomas (Category 2 climb TdF):
(From the Grazalema side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just infront of Casa Consistorial at
Plaza de España
The climb ends at the Puerto de Las Palomas sign:
| Distance: |
5,57 km |
| Ending altitudes |
1168 m |
| Total ascent |
388 m |
| Total descent |
2 m |
| Average gradient |
7,0 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
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| Gabor on road bike: |
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| Gabor on MTB: |
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Plaza de España to Puerto
de El Boyar (Category 2 climb TdF):
(From the Grazalema side)
Measured by a Garmin Edge 705
Overwiev of the course:
The climb begins just infront of Casa Consistorial at
Plaza de España
The climb ends at the Puerto de El Boyar sign at your
right hand side:
| Distance: |
4,4 km |
| Ending altitudes |
1101 m |
| Total ascent |
271 m |
| Total descent |
0 m |
| Average gradient |
6,2 % |
Personal best:
| Pia on road bike: |
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| Gabor on road bike: |
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| Gabor on MTB: |
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The bike setup:
Pias road bike setup 2008-2011 / Pinarello Paris with
Vittoria open Corsa Pro tyres
Gabors MTB setup 2010 / Spectre Anodized with Schwalbe
Fast Fred tyres
Gabors roadbike setup summer 2011 / Principia Team
C40T with Marvic Carbon SL wheels with
Vittoria open Corsa Pro tyres