Buena Vista is a climb of 8.7 kilometers (hors catégorie). Buena Vista tops out at 1,182 m above sea level. It is located in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia. The average gradient is 5.7% with a maximum of 14.2%. The climb has 494 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: Buena Vista from Pipiyal is a hors catégorie climb of 8.7 km for 494 m of elevation gain, with an average gradient of 5.7%. The profile is uneven: after a start at 6% over KM 0.0-0.5, the 9% sections (KM 1.5-2.0 and KM 5.0-5.5) and especially the 10% section over KM 7.0-7.5 break up your rhythm. The descent over KM 5.5-6.0 and KM 6.0-6.5 offers a deceptive breather, because you have to get back on the pedals hard for the final part, and the 8% stretch over KM 7.5-8.0 is especially demanding after more than 7 km of effort.
Pacing advice:
1. Ride within yourself at the start: don't go punching it over the 6% of KM 0.0-0.5, and save some matches for the steep sections that follow.
2. Make the most of the descent: eat and drink during KM 5.5-6.0 and KM 6.0-6.5, then wind it back up on the almost flat KM 6.5-7.0 so you hit the wall at KM 7.0-7.5 with some momentum.
3. Recover on the false flats: use the 2% sections of KM 2.5-3.0 and KM 4.0-4.5 to get your breath back, keeping a smooth, steady cadence.
8.7 km • 494 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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