Thanks to its location on the edge of the Black Forest, the city of Freiburg has an almost unlimited choice of climbs - including very long ones. The Schauinsland is Freiburg's local mountain and the segment is based on the most important German mountain time trial. The Schauinslandkönig has been offering a comparison of performance on the mountain since 2007 - with a brief interruption. The variety of classifications is unrivalled: Handicap athletes, folding bikes, inline skis, scooters, tandem bikes, unicycles, children's bike trailers and others take part in their own class. Around 1,200 participants battled against gravity in last year's Schauinslandkönig. This year, the queen and king of the Schauinsland will be crowned on 19 July. At the beginning, the climb slows down the enthusiasm with gradients in the double-digit range. After that, the gradients level off at between six and seven per cent. The many hairpin bends create the feeling of a long climb in the Alps. With an altitude difference of 755 metres, it even comes close to smaller Alpine passes. The ascent via the L 124 is closed to motorbikes at weekends. A brutal alternative to the L 124 is the approach from the Münstertal via the Stohrenstraße with gradients of up to 18 per cent. The KOM was set by Belgian professional cyclist Sylvain Moniquet on stage 3 of the Deutschland Tour 2022. The QOM is held by German MTB champion Nina Graf.
Schauinsland
- 69,527 attempts by 15,946 people
- Length: 11.45 km
- Altitude metres: 755 m
- Gradient: 6.90%
- KOM time: 27:34
- KOM speed: 24.9 km/h
The list of the top 10 climbs in Germany:
- The Schäftlarn | Strava Ride Segment in Schäftlarn, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/662922
- Hohemark - Great Feldberg Climb | Strava Ride Segment in Oberursel, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/1300995
- Beigarten climb | Strava Ride segment in Egling, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/662923
- Grundstraße | Strava Ride Segment in Loschwitz, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/5952944
- White Stone | Strava Ride Segment in Dossenheim, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/14845948
- Schauinsland | Strava Ride Segment in Horben, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/39805292
- Brocken | Strava Ride Segment in Wernigerode, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/1302369
- Petersberg 1 Climb | Strava Ride Segment in Königswinter, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/752098
- Turmberg | Strava Ride Segment in Durlach, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/6590373
- Königstuhl | Strava Ride Segment in Neckargemünd, Germany https://www.strava.com/segments/4317932
Note: The Hohe Acht at the Nürburgring was not included as the climb is not accessible all year round
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