Sedze Maubecq via Route de Villenave

At just 1.4km, Sedze Maubecq via Route de Villenave is short but deceptively intense — 81m of elevation packed into a brief, breathless effort. Averaging 5.7%, the road kicks to 10.5% 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 Aquitaine, France.