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La Plagne

From Aime-la-Plagne. Length and gradient from an official source; times from the climb time calculator.

Start
Aime-la-Plagne
661 m
Length
20 km
Average gradient
7.5%
Max gradient
9%
Elevation gain
1,451 m
Summit
2,112 m

Source: Route des Grandes Alpes, checked 15 October 2026.

From Aime-la-Plagne. RGA gives the 9% maximum as lasting a few hundred metres.

Time at your watts

Estimated climb time by W/kg
W/kgPowerTimeSpeedVAM
2.0140 W2:28:098.1 km/h606 m/h
2.5175 W1:59:3210.0 km/h751 m/h
3.0210 W1:40:3611.9 km/h892 m/h
3.5245 W1:27:1113.8 km/h1,029 m/h
4.0280 W1:17:1315.5 km/h1,162 m/h
5.0350 W1:03:2618.9 km/h1,415 m/h
6.0420 W54:2322.1 km/h1,650 m/h

Model estimate in calm air at steady power (Martin et al. 1998). 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, tops position (CdA 0.358), Crr 0.0032, 15 °C, air density at the climb's mid-elevation. Mid-elevation 1,386 m (air density 1.038 kg/m³). Calculate yours / All climbs