Rue des Taillettes from Court Saint Etienne

At just 0.6km, Rue des Taillettes from Court Saint Etienne is short but deceptively intense — 40m of elevation packed into a brief, breathless effort. Averaging 7.2%, the road kicks to 11.7% at its steepest — a testing gradient that demands respect. It's over before the legs know what happened — a short, explosive effort where momentum is everything. Located in Wallonia, Belgium.