Manizales is a climb of 13.5 kilometers (hors catégorie). Manizales tops out at 2,187 m above sea level. It is located in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. The average gradient is 7.4% with a maximum of 18.1%. The climb has 999 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: Manizales from Naranjo is a HC climb of 13.5 km with 999 m of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 7.4%. The first two kilometers at 4% give you time to find your rhythm, but the real work comes between km 2 and km 5, with ramps at 14%, 15% and then 10%. It stays tough right to the top, as km 7-8, 11-12 and 13-13.5 climb steadily between 8% and 11% after more rolling sections.
Tips for the effort:
1. Pace the start. On km 0 to 2 at 4%, ride at a moderate effort so you still have something left for the ramps that follow.
2. Stay smooth from km 2 to 5. Pick a gear you can spin comfortably, stay seated if you can, and keep a steady cadence rather than mashing up the 14% and 15% pitches.
3. Use the flat sections to recover. Km 6-7 (3%) and km 10-11 (1%) are your best chances to drink, eat and settle back into your rhythm before the last ramps at 10% and 11%.
13.5 km • 999 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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