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Arrate from Eibar via Matsaria

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Elevation profile Arrate from Eibar via Matsaria

Statistics

Difficulty points 569
Length 5.6 km
Average gradient 8.4%
Steepest 100 meters 19.7%
Total ascent 466m

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Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
9 hairpin turns
#61 toughest climb of Euskal Herria
#50 most elevation gain of Basque Mountains
#62 longest climb of Basque Country
#54 average steepest climb of Basque Mountains
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Arrate from Eibar via Matsaria is a climb in the region Basque Country. It is 5.6km long and bridges 466 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 569. The top of the ascent is located at 581 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.

Road names: Matsaria kalea & GI-3301

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The arrate from Eibar via Matsaria is a myth in Spain and a killer out of category for cyclists. 8.4% average is a total distortion for this legendary climb.
It is only 5.6 km long like most climbs in the wonderful Basque Country. The first km is barely uphill and the last 1.6 is almost flat as calculated here which means the altimeters are achieved on the middle 3 km section. And the percentages here jump the pan because after a 1km flatter run-up you are immediately presented with sections of 20% and more which makes a triple no unnecessary luxury, even for the pros. The many short hairpins make it even harder but give you a great climbing feeling. What makes this climb even harder is that in the middle section the gradient constantly changes from 10% to very short sections of 23 to 24%. Fortunately, this section is only 3 km but this was enough to make Remco Evenepoel crack the Tour of the Basque Country where this wall is included in the course every year and has been since1941.
There is also the Subida a Arrate, an annual climbing race that is a fantastic spectacle with winners like the Spanish climbing goats of yesteryear like Fernández Ovies, Julio Jimenez, Pedro Torres, Galdos, Lazcano ....maar also Poulidor even twice and the only Belgian on the list, Johan De Muynck . When you know that perhaps the best climber ever, Frederico Bahamontes won here 5 times in a row and then this says a lot about this pulled out wall.

De arrate vanuit Eibar via Matsaria is een mythe in Spanje en een killer buiten categorie voor de wielrenners. 8.4% gemiddelde is een totaal vertekend beeld voor deze legendarische klim.
Hij is maar 5.6 km lang zoals de meeste beklimmingen in het wondermooie Baskenland. De eerste km is amper bergop en de laatste 1.6 is nagenoeg vlak zoals hier gerekend wat betekent dat de hoogtemeters gehaald worden op het middenstuk van 3 km. En de percentages springen hier de pan uit want na een 1km vlakkere aanloop krijg je direct stukken van 20% en meer voorgeschoteld waardoor een trippel geen overbodige luxe is, ook niet voor de profs. De vele kort opeenvolgende haarspeldbochten maken het nog zwaarder maar geven je een geweldig klimgevoel . Wat deze klim nog extra zwaar maakt is dat in het middenstuk de stijgingspercentages constant wisselen van 10% naar zeer korte stukjes van 23 tot 24%. Gelukkig is dit deel maar 3 km maar dit was wel voldoende om Remco Evenepoel doen te kraken in de ronde van het Baskenland waar deze muur elk jaar wordt opgenomen in het parcours en dit sinds1941.
Ook bestaat er de Subida a Arrate, een jaarlijkse klimwedstrijd die een fantastisch spektakelstuk is met winnaars als de Spaanse klimgeiten van weleer zoals Fernández Ovies, Julio Jimenez, Pedro Torres, Galdos, Lazcano ....maar ook Poulidor zelfs 2 maal en de enige belg op de lijst, Johan De Muynck . Als je weet dat misschien wel de beste klimmer ooit, Frederico Bahamontes hier 5 keer op rij won en dan zegt dit heel veel over deze uitgetrokken muur.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:47:49
11 km/h 00:30:25
15 km/h 00:22:18
19 km/h 00:17:37

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