Youche Ling is a climb of 5.1 kilometers (category 1). The climb finishes at 316 m above sea level. It is located in Jiaocheng, 福建省, 中国. The average gradient is 7.1% with a maximum of 12.9%. The climb has 358 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The climb of Youche (油车岭) from Pulingcun is a Cat 1 ascent, 5.1 km long with an average gradient of 7.1%. The start is steep, with 7% from 0 to 0.5 km, then 6% from 1.0 to 2.0 km and back to 7% from 2.0 to 2.5 km. The middle section, between 2.5 and 4.5 km, stays consistent at 5%, before a brutal finish at 8% from 4.5 to 5.0 km.
Pacing tips:
1. Keep it under control from the 7% start. The first 500 metres already hurt, so ease into it and don't blow your legs up in the opening minutes.
2. Make the most of the 4% stretch (km 0.5-1.0). This is the easiest part of the climb: use it to recover and settle into a steady rhythm before the 6% ramps.
3. Save something for the 8% finish. Between 4.5 and 5.0 km, this is the steepest part of the course, so you need to have held back enough energy through the 5% middle section.
5.1 km • 358 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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