Yutong La is a climb of 19.8 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 3,428 m above sea level. It is located in Bagochen Boolingpang Ueling, ཀྲོང་གསར་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།. The average gradient is 6.9% with a maximum of 13.7%. The climb has 1355 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 19.8 km with an average gradient of 6.9%, the Yutong La from Trongsa is a HC climb that is mostly about endurance. The start is the steepest part, with 7% over km 0.0-1.0 and then 8% over km 2.0-3.0, so you need to find your rhythm from the very first kilometres. The gradient almost never drops below 4%, except at km 6.0-7.0 and 14.0-15.0 where it eases to 3%, which keeps the effort constant and grinding. Km 8.0-9.0 and 9.0-10.0 at 6% are the hardest stretch of the second half.
Tips for managing the effort:
1. Pacing the start Don't go out too hard over km 0.0-1.0 at 7% or km 2.0-3.0 at 8%, and keep an even effort right from the beginning.
2. Making the most of the easier sections Use km 6.0-7.0 and 14.0-15.0 at 3% to drink, fuel up and recover a little before picking the effort back up.
3. Preparing for the 8-10 km section Get into an easier gear before km 8.0-9.0 and 9.0-10.0 at 6%, and stay seated to save your legs.
19.8 km • 1355 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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