Shangshang La is a climb of 14.6 kilometers (category 1). The climb finishes at 5,209 m above sea level. It is located in Cuona, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 4.1% with a maximum of 11.7%. The climb has 597 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Shangshang La is a Cat 1 climb, 14.6 km long with 597 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 4.1%. The first half is fairly steady, with 3% from km 0 to 4 and then 2% from km 4 to 6, which gives you time to find a good rhythm. The real pain starts between km 7 and km 12, where the gradient goes 6%, 7%, 6% and then hits 8% at km 11-12, the steepest section. The flat section at km 13-14 (1%) comes just before a short 0.6 km descent to the finish.
Tips for the effort:
1. Hold a steady pace from the start. On the first 4 km at 3%, don't go out too hard, or you'll reach km 7 with nothing left in the tank.
2. Prepare for the ramp from km 7 to km 11. Shift to an easier gear by km 6-7 and stay seated to save your legs for the 6% and 7% that follow.
3. Recover and fuel up on the flat. Use the 1% section from km 13 to km 14 to drink, eat and get your breath back before the final descent.
14.6 km • 597 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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