Moncestino is a climb in the region Alessandria. It is 1.2 km long and bridges 112 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 9.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 115. The top of the ascent is located at 278 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: Italian.
Interesting climb with non-trivial gradients, the village of Moncestino is very pleasant; a good option to include in tours of the Monferrato area...read more
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You don't need special gearing for Moncestino. 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.
Moncestino is a 4th-category climb. A sprint to the top is usually not an option, and untrained riders will definitely feel it in their legs. For trained cyclists, it is a great training climb.
Moncestino is 1.2 km long.
The average gradient of Moncestino is 9.1%.
Moncestino has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 14.1%.
The summit of Moncestino is at 278 m.
At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:10:35 to climb Moncestino. At 11 km/h the time is 00:06:44, and at 15 km/h 00:04:56. For the fastest cyclists, 00:03:54 is an achievable time.
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