Shangshang La is a climb of 20.0 kilometers (hors catégorie). 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 5.9% with a maximum of 14.9%. The climb has 1184 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Shangshang La is an HC climb, 20 km long with 1184 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 5.9%. The first 7 km, at 1 to 4%, serve as a warm-up and let you settle into a steady rhythm. The real difficulty starts at km 7: between km 7 and km 18, the gradient ranges from 5% to 11%, with stretches at 9% (km 9-11), 11% (km 12-13 and km 14-15) and 10% (km 17-18). The km 19-20 section, at 0%, gives you one last chance to recover before the finish.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Save your legs at the start. Don't go out too hard over the first 7 km, or you'll hit the steepest part with fresh legs still in reserve.
2. Adjust your gearing. On the 11% sections (km 12-13 and km 14-15), go for a light gear and a high cadence, and stay seated to save your muscles.
3. Fuel and hydrate regularly. Start drinking and eating from km 7, before the long sections at 9% and above, so you don't bonk in the final part of the climb.
20.0 km • 1184 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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