Largen La is a climb of 16.7 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 5,189 m above sea level. It is located in Lhassa, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 5.3% with a maximum of 15.9%. The climb has 890 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: The Largen La from Lagencun is a hors catégorie climb of 16.7 km for 890 m of elevation gain, with an average gradient of 5.3%. The heart of the difficulty lies between KM 6.0 and KM 10.0, where the gradient hits 9% then 8% and 7% over nearly 4 km. The rest of the route alternates between stretches at 4-5% and a more rolling section between KM 10.0 and KM 15.0, before a finish at 6-7% between KM 15.0 and KM 16.7.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Save some in the tank in the first third. Between KM 0.0 and KM 2.0, at 4%, ride at a moderate intensity so you reach KM 6.0 with fresh legs.
2. Manage your cadence on the steepest section. Between KM 6.0 and KM 9.0, spin a light gear, stay steady and don't go gung-ho on the 9% pitches.
3. Recover between KM 10.0 and KM 15.0. These 2 to 4% stretches are your chance to drink, fuel up and ease back into a rhythm before the 6 and 7% of the final push.
16.7 km • 890 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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