Monte de Luna is a climb of 18.1 kilometers (category 1). Monte de Luna tops out at 739 m above sea level. It is located in Breña Alta, n/a, España. The average gradient is 4.3% with a maximum of 10.8%. The climb has 782 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This Category 1 climb is moderate in distance, but its profile is all about tactics. The 4.3% average gradient is misleading: the start is punchy (6-7% over the first 3 km), followed by a near-flat central section (km 4 to 9) with even a few slight descents. The real effort comes back over the final 9 km, where the gradient sits mostly at 5-6%. The difficulty lies in that change of rhythm.
Pacing advice:
1. Start controlled: Resist the temptation to go over the top in the steep early ramps. Save something in the tank for the second half, which is longer and steadily graded.
2. Active recovery: Use the flat section from km 4 to 9 to ease off a little, bring your heart rate down and get some fluids in, without coasting.
3. Steady rhythm in the final part: From km 10, find a pace you can hold all the way to the summit, because the gradient stays constant and there's no more recovery to be had.
18.1 km • 782 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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