Keutenberg is a climb of 2.0 kilometers (category 3). The climb finishes at 152 m above sea level. It is located in Schin op Geul, Limburg, Nederland. The average gradient is 3.9% with a maximum of 16.8%. The climb has 80 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Keutenberg is a short 2 km climb rated Cat 3, and its difficulty is concentrated in the first half-kilometre, where the gradient hits 11% over 509 m for 55 m of elevation gain. The following sections are much more rolling, with 3% between KM 0.5 and KM 1.0, then 2% between KM 1.0 and KM 1.5, which gives you a chance to recover. The KM 1.5-2.0 section has a -3% gradient, with no particular difficulty. With 80 m of total climbing and an average gradient of 3.9%, the effort is short but intense, especially in the first few hundred metres.
Tips for pacing yourself:
1. Respect the 11% start From the very first 500 m, choose a gear you can spin comfortably and keep a steady cadence. Don't go out too hard or you'll be cooked before the rest of the climb.
2. Make the most of the KM 0.5-1.0 section The easing to 3% is your chance to catch your breath, sit back down in the saddle and get your cadence back up to an efficient rhythm before the KM 1.0-1.5 stretch.
3. Don't ease off until the top Even at 2% between KM 1.0 and KM 1.5, the accumulated fatigue will be felt, so keep your rhythm steady right through to the end of the climbing section.
2.0 km • 80 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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