Tizi Oussoul is a climb of 7.8 kilometers (category 1). Tizi Oussoul tops out at 1,759 m above sea level. It is located in Isseksi, Béni Mellal-Khénifra ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ-ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ بني ملال-خنيفرة, Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب. The average gradient is 5.4% with a maximum of 10.8%. The climb has 423 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Tizi Oussoul from Tamda is a Cat 1 climb, 7.8 km long with 423 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 5.4%. What makes it hard is mainly the consistency: no section is easy, with the gradient swinging between 3% (KM 0.5-1.0) and 8% (KM 5.5-6.0). The toughest stretch is between km 5.5 and 6.0, just when your legs are already well worked. The final, with 6% between km 7.5 and 7.8, gives you no respite all the way to the line.
Tips for the effort:
1. Pace the start: don't go out too hard on KM 0.0-0.5 at 7%. The climb is long and the effort carries on well beyond that.
2. Make the most of the easier sections: use KM 0.5-1.0 at 3% to recover, drink and fuel up before the gradient kicks back up.
3. Prepare for the 8% section: drop into a small gear as early as KM 5.5-6.0, keep a steady cadence, then save some energy for the 6% final from KM 7.5-7.8.
7.8 km • 423 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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