Phuse La is a climb of 9.8 kilometers (category 1). The climb finishes at 5,411 m above sea level. It is located in Shigatsé, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 4.9% with a maximum of 14.6%. The climb has 483 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Phuse La from Changma is a 9.8 km climb with 483 m of elevation gain, averaging 4.9%, which earns it a Category 1 rating. The difficulty is concentrated in several steep sections, notably the km 2.0-2.5 stretch at 8%, the km 2.5-3.0 stretch which hits 10%, and then the km 7.0-7.5 stretch at 9%. The easier sections, like km 0.0-0.5 at 2% or km 4.5-5.0 at 2%, give you a bit of recovery, but the pass never really lets up. The km 9.5-9.8 section, at 1%, gives you an almost flat finish.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Save your legs at the start Don't go out too hard on the km 0.0-0.5 and the km 0.5-1.0 stretch at 2%, and save some energy for the km 2.0-2.5 and km 2.5-3.0 block.
2. Control your effort on the steepest sections On the km 7.0-7.5 stretch at 9%, stay seated, keep a steady cadence and don't try to attack.
3. Use the flat sections to refuel Use the km 4.5-5.0 stretch at 2% and the km 9.5-9.8 stretch at 1% to drink, eat and recover before the next efforts.
9.8 km • 483 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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