Les Grandes Frêches is a climb in the region Loire-Atlantique. It is 1.2 km long and bridges 44 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 3.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 20. The top of the ascent is located at 57 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
Also known as the “Col du Tourmollet” in honour of those who lost their calves there (see the memorial stone at the summit), this climb is largely in a straight line: you start in the fields and finish the last few decametres in a small wood....read more
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Also known as the “Col du Tourmollet” in honour of those who lost their calves there (see the memorial stone at the summit), this climb is largely in a straight line: you start in the fields and finish the last few decametres in a small wood.
Aussi appelé le "col du Tourmollet" en hommage à ceux y ayant perdu leurs mollets (voir la stèle à son sommet), cette montée se fait globalement en ligne droite : vous commencez dans les champs pour finir leurs derniers décamètres dans un petit bois.
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You don't need special gearing for Les Grandes Frêches. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.
Les Grandes Frêches is not tough enough to be assigned a mountain category. This means that even untrained cyclists can reach the top without any problems on this climb.
Les Grandes Frêches is 1.2 km long.
The average gradient of Les Grandes Frêches is 3.7%.
Les Grandes Frêches has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 6.3%.
The summit of Les Grandes Frêches is at 57 m.
At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:10:02 to climb Les Grandes Frêches. At 11 km/h the time is 00:06:23, and at 15 km/h 00:04:41. For the fastest cyclists, 00:03:42 is an achievable time.
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