Yilang La is a climb of 21.4 kilometers (hors catégorie). The climb finishes at 5,511 m above sea level. It is located in Zanda, 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, 中国. The average gradient is 5.4% with a maximum of 14.1%. The climb has 1164 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: This HC climb covers 21.4 km with 1164 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 5.4%, making it a long and demanding effort. Your legs will be under constant strain, with steady sections between 4% and 7% from km 0 to km 14. After an almost flat stretch between km 15 and km 17, the road kicks back up to 6% from km 18 to km 19, then really steepens with 11% from km 20 to km 21 and 9% all the way to the finish. The last third of the climb will be decisive.
Tips for the effort:
1. Pace yourself from the start The 4% from km 0 to km 1 tempts you to go off too fast, but you need to hold a steady rhythm to still have a clear head when the steepest sections arrive.
2. Use the flat section to recover Between km 15 and km 17, where the gradient is almost zero or even slightly downhill, eat, drink and spin your legs out without stopping.
3. Save something for the finale Be ready to get out of the saddle or shift to a easier gear on the 11% from km 20 to km 21, then hang on to the end despite the 9% over the final 400 metres.
21.4 km • 1164 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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