Col du Rosier is a climb of 5.8 kilometers (category 3). Col du Rosier tops out at 556 m above sea level. It is located in Creppe, Liège, België / Belgique / Belgien. The average gradient is 5.1% with a maximum of 7.7%. The climb has 293 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 5.8 km for 293 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 5.1%, the Col du Rosier is a steady Category 3 climb with no really steep pitches. The difficulty lies mainly in holding a consistent effort, with the gradient hovering between 5% and 7% for most of the route. The two 2% sections, from km 0.5-1.0 and km 5.5-5.8, offer welcome breathers. The hardest part comes at km 4.5-5.0, at 7%.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Pace yourself from the bottom. Don't go out too hard over km 0.0-0.5 at 5%, so you still have something left for the second half of the climb.
2. Recover on the false flat. Use the 2% stretch at km 0.5-1.0 to drink, fuel up and get your cadence smooth again without digging too deep.
3. Survive the final wall. Shift into an easier gear before hitting the 7% section at km 4.5-5.0 and keep your pedal stroke smooth, then open up on the 2% section at km 5.5-5.8 to finish strong.
One cyclist who rode over the Col du Rosier finds it beautiful, and he says so plainly. Another wrote "Magnifique", which sets the tone for what gets said about this col.
The col hosted Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022. The account remembers it as a great place for the race, but also notes that the edition was marked by a big crash.
There are few accounts so far, and they're short. They say nothing about the road, the gradient, the traffic or the feed zone, so there's no more to know here.
5.8 km • 293 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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