Nigale Bazar is a climb of 29.0 kilometers (hors catégorie). Nigale Bazar tops out at 2,666 m above sea level. It is located in Sunkoshi, बागमती प्रदेश, नेपाल. The average gradient is 7.6% with a maximum of 15.5%. The climb has 2204 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: At 29 km averaging 7.6%, this is a genuine HC climb, hard because of both its length and its 2,204m of elevation gain. The real challenge is the uneven gradient: several sections at 8-9% (KM 5, 10, 17-18, 21-22, 26-27) alternate with short breathers at 3-4% (KM 11, 13-15, 28), which wrecks your rhythm.
Tips for the effort:
1. Pacing: Don't go too hard over the first few steady kilometres at 7-8%. Hold a steady power output, even on the easier stretches, so you still have something left for the back end.
2. Make the most of the breathers: The flatter kilometres (like between 11 and 15) are crucial. Ease off a touch to recover, but don't drop your speed too much.
3. Prepare for the hard sections: Save some mental and physical reserves for the nasty 9% sections, especially at KM 21, which comes right after a more rolling stretch.
29.0 km • 2204 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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