Suacité is a climb of 18.5 kilometers (hors catégorie). Suacité tops out at 1,653 m above sea level. It is located in Estancia de García, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. The average gradient is 6.2% with a maximum of 17.5%. The climb has 1145 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This 18.5 km HC climb is genuinely hard because of its uneven profile. The 6.2% average gradient is deceptive: four sections at 9% (KM 1-2, 5-6, 15-16, 16-17) and one at 8% (KM 11-12) are key sections that will test you, especially late in the climb. The short descent at KM 3-4 gives you a brief breather, but the overall effort is sustained.
Tips for managing the effort:
1. Pace your start: Resist the urge to go too hard after the first km at 9%. Use the moderate-gradient sections (KM 3-5, KM 14) to recover actively without losing too much speed.
2. Anticipate the "walls": Save something for the tough stretch between KM 15 and 17 (9% over 2 km), which is the peak of the difficulty. Manage your pace on the 7-8% sections leading up to it (KM 11-14) so you reach that part still in control.
3. Keep a steady cadence: Uneven gradients encourage surging. Pick a gear that lets you pedal smoothly (around 70-80 rpm), even on the 5-7% sections, to avoid building up fatigue.
18.5 km • 1145 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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