Tizi n'Guifrès is a climb of 10.6 kilometers (hors catégorie). Tizi n'Guifrès tops out at 1,070 m above sea level. It is located in Iferhounene, Tizi Ouzou, Algérie ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر. The average gradient is 6.4% with a maximum of 17.3%. The climb has 680 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Tizi n'Guifrès is a tough climb, covering 10.6 km at an average gradient of 6.4% with 680 m of elevation gain. The real work is concentrated in the first five kilometres, where the gradient hits 12% between km 0.0 and 1.0, then stays between 8% and 11% up to km 5.0. The second half is much more rolling, with 2% from km 5.0 to 6.0, then 1% from km 6.0 to 9.0 and 0% from km 9.0 to 10.0. The difficulty comes mostly from the length of the first third, which wears down your legs before the easier section.
Pacing tips:
1. Don't go out too hard On the km 0.0-1.0 stretch at 12%, keep a steady rhythm so you don't blow up before km 5.0.
2. Pick the right gear On the km 4.0-5.0 section at 11%, shift into an easier gear and keep a smooth cadence to spare your knees.
3. Make the most of the false flat Between km 5.0-6.0 at 2% and km 9.0-10.0 at 0%, recover, drink up, and get your cadence back to a steady spin before the final stretch from km 10.0-10.6 at 3%.
10.6 km • 680 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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