Djebel bissa is a climb of 16.5 kilometers (hors catégorie). Djebel bissa tops out at 1,092 m above sea level. It is located in Amraoua, Chlef, Algérie ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر. The average gradient is 6.0% with a maximum of 14.4%. The climb has 988 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 16.5 km for 988 m of climbing with an average gradient of 6%, the Djebel Bissa from Douar Khanouche is a beyond-category climb and a serious test. The real meat of it sits between km 1.0 and km 4.0, where the gradient bounces between 7% and 9%, then again between km 7.0 and km 9.0, with a 12% section at km 8.0-9.0. The km 5.0-6.0 stretch, almost dead flat at 0%, gives you a short breather, and then the final kilometre and a half, from km 16.0 to 16.5 at 10%, is the last wall you have to get over. Those sustained gradients mean you need to manage your effort carefully the whole way up.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Save your legs from the start Don't get carried away on the 4% from km 0.0-1.0. Keep a steady rhythm before you hit the 8% and 9% sections from km 1.0 to 3.0.
2. Use the flat to recover Make the most of the 0% stretch at km 5.0-6.0 to drink, eat and recharge before the climbs from km 7.0 to 9.0.
3. Pace yourself for the finish Tackle the 12% at km 8.0-9.0 staying seated and smooth on the pedals, then keep enough in the tank for the 10% final from km 16.0 to 16.5.
16.5 km • 988 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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