What this course demands
Rolling. No climb will break you; the sum of them might.
- Climbing
- 655 m
- Per km
- 9.7 m
- At 5%+
- 1%
- High point
- 250 m
Gradient
- under -3%1 km
- -3 to 1%53.7 km
- 1 to 3%8.9 km
- 3 to 5%3.1 km
- 5 to 8%0.5 km
- 8 to 12%0.3 km
The climb
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 26.1 | 3.8 km | 121 m | 3.2% | 8.5% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 0.4 km, so a short ramp inside a climb reads smoother here than it does under your wheels, and each climb’s gain is a floor rather than a total.
History
What's changed
- 2027Updated
2027 edition announced — May 23, 2027. Registration is open.
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The Experience
Germany's oldest road classic since 1908. The Velodom amateur event rides through the scenic Bergisches Land.
Highlights
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Germany's oldest classic (since 1908)2
Bergisches Land terrain3
Historic cycling tradition4
Start/finish in Köln