Tsirang Pass is a climb of 19.3 kilometers (hors catégorie). Tsirang Pass tops out at 1,960 m above sea level. It is located in Rilangthang, གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག་, འབྲུག་ཡུལ།. The average gradient is 10.9% with a maximum of 12.9%. The climb has 2110 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: Over 19.3 km, this climb serves up a sustained, uneven gradient, and the real challenge is how long the effort lasts. The steepest sections come at KM 3.0-4.0 at 10% and KM 12.0-13.0 at 8%, while much of the road hovers between 6% and 7%. KM 9.0-10.0, virtually flat at 0%, offers a brief breather in the middle of a relentless effort, and KM 18.0-19.0 at 7% gives you very little respite before the top.
Tips for the effort:
1. Save something in the tank early. Keep your pace in check over KM 0.0-1.0 at 6% so you hit the 10% ramp at KM 3.0-4.0 with fresh legs.
2. Make the most of the flat at KM 9.0-10.0. Use this 0% stretch to drink, fuel up and get your cadence back without any surges.
3. Stay smooth in the second half. From KM 14.0 to KM 19.0, where the gradient stays around 7%, go for a supple gear and a steady cadence rather than grinding out seated power surges.
19.3 km • 2110 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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