Sandy Bay Ridge is a climb of 5.1 kilometers (hors catégorie). Sandy Bay Ridge tops out at 661 m above sea level. It is located in Sandy Bay, Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The average gradient is 12.8% with a maximum of 19.2%. The climb has 648 meters of elevation gain.
Climb difficulty: This climb is extremely demanding because of its very high average gradient (13%) over a respectable distance. The difficulty lies in its extremely steep sections, notably between the 1st and 2nd kilometre (gradients of 18-19%) and especially at km 4.0-4.5, which hits a maximum gradient of 27%, exceptionally hard.
How to manage the effort:
1. Pacing: Start very easy over the first kilometres (7-8%) to save your legs before the first run of 18-19% pitches. The goal is to reach km 4 and its 27% wall with fresh legs.
2. Make use of the breathers: Kilometres 3.0 to 4.0 (5% gradients) are a crucial recovery zone. Use them to bring your heart rate back down and mentally prepare for the final hard part.
3. Gearing: Run a gear setup suited to steep climbing (e.g. compact chainset and cassette with a 32-tooth sprocket at least, or even bigger) so you can keep spinning smoothly, even on the 27% sections.
5.1 km • 648 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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