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    “La Laguna Negra” Details (Zwift Climb Portal)

    Key Details

    • Category: 2nd
    • Length: 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
    • Elevation Gain: 510 m (1,673‘)
    • Average Gradient: 5.6%
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    • Time Estimates

    • 5 W/kg: 23 minutes
    • 4 W/kg: 27 minutes
    • 3 W/kg: 35 minutes
    • 2 W/kg: 51 minutes

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    This Spanish climb is named after the lake located at its terminus. Laguna Negra (Black Lake) is located in the north of the province of Soria, 1,753 meters above sea level, and is said to be haunted. Its waters freeze each winter, which must make things difficult for the legendary Nessie-like creature living in its depths who is said to devour anything that falls to the bottom.

    Climbed in the Vuelta for the first time in 2020, La Laguna Negra features as the finishing climb of stage 11 in the 2023 Vuelta a España. Its lower slopes aren’t remarkably steep, but the final 1.5km pitches up to ~11%, with the final 500 meters the steepest of the climb at ~16%.

    Here’s an IRL segment close to Zwift’s (Zwift’s appears to carry on a bit further, all the way to the lake’s edge):

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    Cajetan Chukwulozie
    Cajetan Chukwulozie
    1 month ago

    This is going to hurt đŸ˜¢

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    Andreas
    Andreas
    1 month ago

    details looks more appetizing than the overall stats did =)

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    Rob Martin
    Rob Martin(@rob_f_martin)
    1 month ago

    After Bealach na ba, anything else is easy

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    Richard Price
    Richard Price
    27 days ago
    Reply to  Rob Martin

    indeed, some steep parts on that little hill, prefer the Alpe to this!!

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    Tomas
    Tomas
    23 days ago
    Reply to  Rob Martin

    Yeah I those two steep segments in the end where soo hard.

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    Dave Ridden
    Dave Ridden
    15 days ago
    Reply to  Tomas

    I’m 106kg and can confirm that Bealach na ba is unkind!

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    EJ
    EJ
    26 days ago

    I just finished this in 65 minutes. Not a bad climb. But what is up with all the floating geometric figures? I was listening to Emerson, Lake and Palmer during the entire ride and I thought that I was hallucinating due to lack of oxygen to the brain. đŸ’€đŸ’€đŸ’€

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    Martin Broomfield
    Martin Broomfield
    26 days ago

    The time estimates for this are overstated. I averaged 228w (around 3w/kg) and I completed it in under 38 minutes. It’s a good climb though, with a sting in its tail!

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    Dan
    Dan
    26 days ago
    Reply to  Martin Broomfield

    I agree, way overstated. I averaged 2.4w/kg and finished in 37:40.

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    Eric Schlange
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    Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
    26 days ago
    Reply to  Martin Broomfield

    Weird. I’ll re check them.

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    Eric Schlange
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    Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
    26 days ago
    Reply to  Martin Broomfield

    Fixed!

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    Joost
    Joost
    25 days ago

    I finished this climb yesterday (46:29 at 189w)
    It was my first portal climb, do i get the chance to do the previous climbs i missed?

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    Eric Schlange
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    Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
    22 days ago
    Reply to  Joost

    Climb Portal Schedule is here: https://zwiftinsider.com/climb-portal-schedule/

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    Chunky Creamer
    Chunky Creamer
    25 days ago

    3.04 wkg for 35:40. I think this is an easy climb because you don’t get drastic put h changes, until the end.

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    Chunky Creamer
    Chunky Creamer
    25 days ago
    Reply to  Chunky Creamer

    Pitch not put h

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