Oscheniksee from Ausserfragant

Oscheniksee from Ausserfragant is one of cycling's great tests — 16.8km of sustained climbing, gaining 1,713m from base to summit. The average gradient of 10.2% disguises ramps of 20.5% — the kind of gradient that turns plans into prayers. The 42 hairpin bends define this climb — each switchback a landmark, each straight a test of resolve. At 2,394m, the summit rises above the treeline into an exposed, often windswept landscape. Located in Carinthia, Austria.