Slope gradient of a climb

 All cycling enthusiasts have come across, in one way or another, the expression slope gradient of a climb. The slope gradient represents the number of meters we climb in altitude over a given piece of terrain. This slope gradient is given as a percentage (%).

If we have an ascent of 6 kilometres (d) with the peak at 1200 meters of altitude (h) and the beginning of the ascent to sea level (0 meters of altitude), the slope gradient is 20%.

  Slope gradient = (1200 ÷ 6000) × 100 

 

If we have an ascent of 4 kilometres (d) with the peak at 1000 metres of altitude and the beginning of the ascent at 600 metres of altitude (h = 1000 – 600 = 400), the slope gradient is 10%.

Slope gradient = (400 ÷ 4000) × 100  

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