Alto de Teotepeque is a climb of 7.8 kilometers (hors catégorie). Alto de Teotepeque tops out at 1,430 m above sea level. It is located in La Libertad Costa, La Libertad, El Salvador. The average gradient is 11.3% with a maximum of 20.1%. The climb has 878 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: At 7.8 km averaging 11.3% and 878 m of climbing, the Alto de Teotepeque from El Pinal is a serious ascent, rated HC. The profile is very uneven: after an opening at 7% then 8% over KM 0.0-1.0, the gradient kicks up to 15% at KM 1.0-1.5. The hardest section is between KM 3.0 and KM 4.0, with 18% then 24%, before a finish that still bites at 16% from KM 7.0-7.5.
Tips for pacing the climb:
1. Ease into it. Hold a steady rhythm over the first kilometres at 7 and 8% so you reach the foot of KM 3.0 with something left in the tank.
2. Recover on the breaks. Use the false flat at KM 2.0-2.5 and the dip at KM 2.5-3.0 to drink, eat, and get your legs turning again before the wall that follows.
3. Survive the KM 3.5-4.0 at 24%. Stay seated, pick a gear that's light enough, and keep a smooth cadence. Then dig into whatever you've got left for the 16% section at KM 7.0-7.5.
7.8 km • 878 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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