Loma del Clavo is a climb of 11.1 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 655 m above sea level. It is located in El Carmen de Bolívar, n/a, Colombia. The average gradient is 4.6% with a maximum of 17.5%. The climb has 509 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 11.1 km, with an average gradient of 4.6% and 509 m of elevation gain, the Loma del Clavo from San Carlos is an HC climb that's decided mostly in its second half. The km 7 to 8 section, at 11%, is the key ramp, followed by km 9 to 10 at 7%, which makes the final kilometres very tough after a long effort. Kilometres 1 to 3, going downhill and then gently downhill, give you a real breather, while km 10 to 11, at 0%, lets you finish without losing rhythm.
Tips for the effort:
1. Keep something in the tank from the start. The km 0 to 1 section at 7% tempts you to go out too hard. Settle into a steady rhythm so you reach km 7 with legs still fresh.
2. Recover on the descending sections. Use km 1 to 3 to ease off, drink and eat, then use km 3 to 5, which is barely uphill, to get your legs back before what comes next.
3. Save your energy for km 7 to 10. Hit the km 7 to 8 ramp (11%) with a smooth cadence, manage km 9 to 10 (7%), and keep some energy for the flat km 10 to 11 so you can finish strong.
11.1 km • 509 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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