Alto de Boqueron is a climb of 13.6 kilometers (hors catégorie). Alto de Boqueron tops out at 2,497 m above sea level. It is located in Perímetro Urbano Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. The average gradient is 7.5% with a maximum of 20.2%. The climb has 1023 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This climb has its major difficulty concentrated in the first three kilometers, with extreme gradients (10%, 12%, 16%). The rest of the route, though long, is much more regular with moderate gradients (3% to 6%), which makes it a climb of two faces.
Tips for pacing yourself:
1. Managing the start: Resist the urge to go out too hard. Ride very controlled from the first few hundred meters so you reach the 16% section without already being cooked.
2. Finding a steady rhythm: After km 4, the gradient settles around 5%. Use this section to find a constant cadence and recover from the intense effort of the start.
3. Saving something for the finish: The last 600 meters at 3% give you room to push the pace and finish strong, so keep some energy in reserve over the earlier kilometers.
13.6 km • 1023 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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