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Paddestraat

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6 reviews | Elevation profile | 3 photos
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Difficulty points 13
Length 1.4 mi
Average gradient 1.4%
Steepest segment 4.8%
Total ascent 105 ft

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#93 toughest climb of Denderland
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Paddestraat is a climb in the region Denderland. It is 1.4 mi long and bridges 105 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 1.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 13. The top of the ascent is located at 151 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Steenkouterweg & Molenweg

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Beautiful climb (or say cobbled). Known from the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Omloop het Nieuwsblad, among others, but in reverse. Because of the long distance and cobblestones, you hardly notice it's a climb, you're mainly concerned with maintaining speed and steering towards the most comfortable sections. Here and there you may seek the gutter but the cobbles are in good shape so feel free to give them a chance :) Occasional downhill sections allow you to take the tension off your legs f... read more

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Reviews (6)

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EmileDE
9 Mo 1.0
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It's not really a climb and it doesn't really feel like one. The cobbles are in really bad shape, painful 2km to ride over. I wouldn't do it again.

Het is niet echt een klim en het voelt ook niet echt zo. De kasseien zijn in een heel slechte staat, pijnlijke 2km om over te rijden. Ik zou hem niet opnieuw doen.

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Pieter394
1 y 1.0
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Terrible stretch! Really bad cobbles: only doable if you have a new racing bike shortly after. Also slightly uphill in this direction, which makes it even worse..... 1 time and now never again!

Verschrikkelijke strook! Echt slechte kasseien: enkel te doen als je kort daarna een nieuwe koersfiets hebt. In deze richting ook licht stijgend, wat het nog rotter maakt.. 1 keer en nu nooit meer!

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Maikel1989
1 y 4.0
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A climb it is not really given the percentages. A rocky strip full of cobbles that undulates, though. Especially when wet, treacherous. When it's dry it hurts mainly because of the bumping. There is a short uphill section in the bend where it is extra dead.

Een klim is het niet echt gezien de percentages. Wel een rotstrook vol met kasseien dat golft. Zeker als het nat ligt verraderlijk. Als het droog ligt doet het vooral pijn door het gebots. In de bocht zit er toch een kort stukje bergop in waarop het extra dood gaan is.

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pkempenaers
2 y 4.0
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"The Paddestraat". You don't like doing it, and yet you come back to it every year in spring because it remains the opener of the cycling season after all. Often you can opt for the gutter, but it's not really necessary.

"De paddestraat". Je doet hem niet graag, en toch kom je er ieder jaar in het voorjaar terug omdat het toch wel de opener blijft van het wielerseizoen. Vaak kan je kiezen voor het gootje, maar echt nodig is dat niet.

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ebaldo
2 y 2.0
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Done in the Ronde van Flaanderen edition of 2024 (159km). Basically, it is a flat area full of very annoying stones: I lost my saddle gear bag due to the vibrations, the zip opened and I sowed gear tubes

Fatto nell'edizione Ronde van Flaanderen del 2024 (159km). Sostanzialmente è un piattono pieno di pietre molto fastidiose: io ho perso la mia sacca strumenti di cambio del sottosella per le vibrazioni si è aperta la lampo e ho seminato camere d'aria di cambio

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DimitriVerbeke
3 y 4.0 00:04:56 (17.3 mph)
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Beautiful climb (or say cobbled). Known from the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Omloop het Nieuwsblad, among others, but in reverse. Because of the long distance and cobblestones, you hardly notice it's a climb, you're mainly concerned with maintaining speed and steering towards the most comfortable sections. Here and there you may seek the gutter but the cobbles are in good shape so feel free to give them a chance :) Occasional downhill sections allow you to take the tension off your legs for a while. This was certainly welcome! Personally, the Paddestraat also feels heavier than 13 climbing points.

Mooie klim (of zeg maar kasseistrook). Bekend van o.a. de Ronde van Vlaanderen en Omloop het Nieuwsblad maar dan in omgekeerde richting. Door de lange afstand en de kasseien merk je nauwelijks op dat het een beklimming is, je bent vooral bezig met snelheid behouden en sturen naar de meest comfortabele stukken. Her en der kan je de goot eens opzoeken maar de kasseien liggen er goed bij dus geef ze gerust een kans :) Af en toe een stukje naar beneden zorgt ervoor dat je even de spanning van de benen kan halen. Dit was zeker welkom! Persoonlijk voelt de Paddestraat ook zwaarder aan dan 13 klimpunten.

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Climbing times

5 mph 00:17:12
7 mph 00:12:11
9 mph 00:09:29
12 mph 00:07:08

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Frequently Asked Questions

You don't need special gearing for Paddestraat. 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.

Paddestraat 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.

Paddestraat is 1.4 mi long.

The average gradient of Paddestraat is 1.4%.

Paddestraat has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 4.8%.

The summit of Paddestraat is at 151 ft.

At a slow pace of 5 mph, it takes about 00:17:12 to climb Paddestraat. At 7 mph the time is 00:12:11, and at 9 mph 00:09:29. For the fastest cyclists, 00:07:08 is an achievable time.

Paddestraat is located in the region Denderland in Belgium.

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