Gerlitzen Alpenstrasse from Bodensdorf

Gerlitzen Alpenstrasse from Bodensdorf is one of cycling's great tests — 12.6km of sustained climbing, gaining 1,254m from base to summit. At 10% average, every metre is earned. The steepest sections touch 13.2%, where the road feels more wall than road. 13 hairpins punctuate the ascent, offering brief respite in the corners before the gradient bites again. The road reaches 1,767m — high enough to feel the altitude on tired legs. Located in Carinthia, Austria.