Dainers Gap is a climb of 16.2 kilometers (hors catégorie). Dainers Gap tops out at 1,656 m above sea level. It is located in Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The average gradient is 5.1% with a maximum of 10.6%. The climb has 820 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This 16.2 km HC climb is genuinely hard, with an average gradient of 5%, but the profile is very uneven. The 7% sections (km 3-4, 7-8, 10-11, 14-16) are tough, especially the last one, which comes at the end of the climb. The short descent at km 13-14 (-7%) breaks your rhythm and makes it hard to get back into the effort.
Pacing tips:
1. Ride a steady power output, not by chasing the changes in gradient. The goal is not to blow up on the 7% sections.
2. Use the km 12-13 (1%) and the descent (km 13-14) to recover actively (spin the legs easy) so you hit the final climb (km 14-16.2) with something left in the tank.
3. Mentally prepare for the brutal finish. The last three kilometers are among the steepest of the climb: save some energy for that final stretch.
16.2 km • 820 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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