Challenge SanremoVerified
Challenge Sanremo: 80 km bike leg, 1437 m of climbing. Elevation profile, what the terrain asks of you, the weather this race day usually brings, and how to pace this course.
Course intel
Sanremo's mountain-and-sea course: from the coast you climb straight into the Ligurian hills, high point near 1300 m, with a long climb and a long descent each taking half the race (1909 m of elevation gain). Late September is comfortable. Pacing here is about the climb, start to finish.
Source: Compiled from the official route and public race information · every course rechecked before launch
The terrain on this course
- Flat (±1.2%) makes up 32%
- Main climb 36.0–41.0 km: 310 m of gain (avg 6.1%)
- Main climb 41.4–46.9 km: 273 m of gain (avg 5.0%)
- Main climb 47.1–53.1 km: 334 m of gain (avg 5.6%)
Speed score
There is a climb longer than 2 km out there: go in at an intensity you can hold to the top, and only add past halfway if you feel good. Riders who go hard from the bottom mostly bleed speed in the back half.
Historical race-day weather (around 09-27): 19.3°C · Wind 1.9 m/s
0 to 100, and the higher it is the easier it is to post a good time. Points come off for terrain, for corners, and for the heat and wind this race has actually had over the last five years at the same time of year. Full explanation in the article “How the course score works”.