CipressaCat 3
- 5.59 km
- Length
- 4.1%
- Average
- 228 m
- Elevation gain
- 6.4%
- Steepest 500 m
- 239 m(GPX)
- Summit
The Cipressa is 5.6 km long and averages 4.1%. Most of the work is in the first four kilometres, which average almost five per cent. The last kilometre and a half past Costarainera climbs only about two per cent, so you can spend a little more early on than the average suggests.
How long will Cipressa take you?
A rider at 3.0 W/kg takes about 20 minutes to climb Cipressa.
Put in your weight and the average power you can sustain for the whole climb. We add 9 kg for bike and kit. The model works the time out from physics, and it has been tested against real rides.
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The road
The Cipressa joined Milan–San Remo in 1982. Race organiser Vincenzo Torriani added it after complaints that the finale had become too easy, and it has been the penultimate climb of the race ever since, ahead of the Poggio.
The road runs from the coast road in San Lorenzo al Mare, up through Costarainera to the village of Cipressa, 239 metres above the sea.
The climb
The first kilometre from the coast road averages just over five per cent. It is the hardest full kilometre of the climb.
The second kilometre is a little easier, then it picks up again. Around the third kilometre comes the steepest section, half a kilometre at just over six per cent. The fourth kilometre sits at almost five.
After four kilometres it eases off. The last kilometre and a half climbs at about two per cent, past Costarainera and into Cipressa, and this is where you can recover or push on if you have anything left. You can see the church tower long before you reach the top. The top is by the church.
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