Djebel ouarsenis is a climb of 10.2 kilometers (hors catégorie). Djebel ouarsenis tops out at 1,258 m above sea level. It is located in Tamalaht ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵍⵍⴰⵃⵜ تاملاحت, Tissemsilt, Algérie ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر. The average gradient is 6.0% with a maximum of 17.9%. The climb has 614 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: This HC climb covers 10.2 km with 614 m of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 6%. The opening kilometre is very steep at 10%, then the road alternates between rolling sections and stretches at 6-7% up to the 8 km mark. The finish is the hardest part, with 9% between km 8-9 and 11% between km 9-10, and the flat sections offer little respite.
Tips for managing the effort:
1. Pace the start. On the first kilometre at 10%, ease into it and hold something back for later.
2. Recover on the flats. Use the 0% stretches between km 2-3 and km 5-6 to recover, drink and fuel up.
3. Save something for the finish. Save your legs for km 8-9 and 9-10, where the gradient ramps up to 9% and then 11%, and keep a steady cadence.
10.2 km • 614 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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