Belaas is a climb of 9.1 kilometers (category 1). Belaas tops out at 1,060 m above sea level. It is located in Takerboust, Aïn Defla, Algérie ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر. The average gradient is 6.5% with a maximum of 13.1%. The climb has 594 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This Cat 1 climb is genuinely hard because of its uneven profile. The 6.5% average gradient is misleading: the road alternates very steep sections (three stretches at 9-10% between km 1-3.5 and km 5.5-6.5) with short but welcome recovery pitches (gradients of 2-4%, and even a slight descent between km 1.5 and 2.0). The real difficulty peaks in the second half, with a brutal sequence of 8%, 10%, 10% between km 5.5 and 6.5.
How to manage your effort:
1. Pace yourself from the bottom: Resist the urge to go too hard over the first kilometres (7-9%) and save your legs for the critical 10% sections.
2. Use the flat bits to recover: The low-gradient sections (km 1.5-2.0, 3.5-4.5, 6.5-7.0) are key. Shift down to an easier gear, ease off a touch and let your heart rate drop.
3. Save something for the final ramp: Keep some energy in reserve for the km 5.5-8.0 stretch, the toughest part of the climb, with sustained gradients of 8% and 10%.
9.1 km • 594 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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