Tsirang Pass is a climb of 12.9 kilometers (hors catégorie). Tsirang Pass tops out at 1,960 m above sea level. It is located in Patshaling Maed_Tsakaling, རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།. The average gradient is 8.4% with a maximum of 19.3%. The climb has 1091 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Tsirang Pass is a hors catégorie climb of 12.9 km with 1091 m of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 8.4%. The opening is particularly punishing: the first three kilometres average 14%, 9% and then 11%, so you need to start cautiously while still holding a strong tempo. After a more rolling section between km 4.0 and 6.0 (3%, 1% and then 4%), a fresh 11% ramp at km 7.0-8.0 makes the finish considerably harder. The last third, with gradients of 5 to 6% and a short -5% descent at km 10.0-11.0, means you have to save something in the tank until the summit.
Tips for pacing the climb:
1. Control the start: don't let the adrenaline carry you away over km 0.0-1.0 at 14%, because going out too hard this early will cost you later on.
2. Recover on the flat: use the section between km 4.0 and 6.0 to drink, eat and get your legs and breathing back before the 11% ramp at km 7.0-8.0.
3. Keep a steady cadence: in the final part, over km 9.0-10.0 and 11.0-12.0 at 6%, hold a constant rhythm and use the descent at km 10.0-11.0 to recover without easing off the effort.
12.9 km • 1091 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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