Daylight Pass (Death Valley)
Distance: 43.31 km
Elevation Gain: 1285 m
Elevation Loss: 1287 m
Difficulty:
937 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 7.55 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.88 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 27 m
Max elevation: 1311 m
Ride Category:
Climb
Daylight Pass marks the dividing line between the Funeral Mountains to the south and the Grapevine Mountains to the north. The climb begins in the heart of Death Valley National Park and ends just west of the California/Nevada state line. It’s a long grind, followed by exhilarating descent with stunning view of Death Valley.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | SmP | May 04, 2021 | 01:23:45 | 284 W | 4.90 w/kg | 31.04 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tigo Star | Dec 15, 2018 | 01:31:34 | 293 W | 3.76 w/kg | 28.39 km/h |
| 🥉 | Artur Chmielewski | Feb 15, 2020 | 01:35:28 | 228 W | 4.00 w/kg | 27.23 km/h |
| 4 | Tom Smeets | Jan 16, 2019 | 01:38:00 | 250 W | 3.42 w/kg | 26.52 km/h |
| 5 | Des Garrett | Apr 19, 2020 | 01:38:59 | 298 W | 3.13 w/kg | 26.26 km/h |
| 6 | Emiel Keizer | Apr 03, 2020 | 01:40:07 | 248 W | 3.44 w/kg | 25.96 km/h |
| 7 | Silvano Turati | Jan 05, 2025 | 01:40:37 | 163 W | 3.33 w/kg | 25.83 km/h |
| 8 | Igor Tatarinov | Feb 14, 2021 | 01:45:41 | 244 W | 2.99 w/kg | 24.60 km/h |
| 9 | Chris | Jul 18, 2023 | 01:50:02 | 208 W | 2.78 w/kg | 23.62 km/h |
| 10 | Matt Wheat | Nov 19, 2020 | 01:51:02 | 246 W | 3.04 w/kg | 23.41 km/h |
| 11 | christian soulard | Nov 23, 2021 | 01:51:51 | 194 W | 3.08 w/kg | 23.24 km/h |
| 12 | GoustiFruit ⓋⒺⒼⒶⓃ | Oct 12, 2020 | 01:51:52 | 200 W | 3.03 w/kg | 23.24 km/h |
| 13 | Indalecio Lekerika | Apr 23, 2023 | 01:52:43 | 177 W | 3.34 w/kg | 23.06 km/h |
| 14 | Iain Garside | Mar 04, 2021 | 01:53:19 | 218 W | 3.03 w/kg | 22.94 km/h |
| 15 | Ben Stirrup | Nov 24, 2019 | 01:54:21 | 200 W | 2.67 w/kg | 22.73 km/h |
| 16 | Luis Duarte | Feb 29, 2020 | 01:54:40 | 213 W | 2.57 w/kg | 22.67 km/h |
| 17 | JJosef Kluson | Feb 08, 2026 | 01:56:11 | 193 W | 2.57 w/kg | 22.37 km/h |
| 18 | Uros Valant | Nov 14, 2023 | 01:56:19 | 183 W | 2.61 w/kg | 22.35 km/h |
| 19 | Nick De Marco | Oct 27, 2020 | 01:58:33 | 169 W | 2.96 w/kg | 21.93 km/h |
| 20 | Hendrik Thielemann | Dec 05, 2020 | 01:59:56 | 189 W | 2.42 w/kg | 21.67 km/h |
| 21 | Matthias Marquardt | Dec 15, 2018 | 02:02:36 | 172 W | 2.73 w/kg | 21.20 km/h |
| 22 | David De Weerdt | May 22, 2020 | 02:03:00 | 173 W | 2.37 w/kg | 21.13 km/h |
| 23 | Roman Mospan | Feb 18, 2025 | 02:04:39 | 185 W | 2.47 w/kg | 20.85 km/h |
| 24 | Markus Leitner | Oct 07, 2020 | 02:05:42 | 161 W | 2.15 w/kg | 20.68 km/h |
| 25 | Sławek Bikeman | Apr 09, 2021 | 02:06:05 | 200 W | 2.53 w/kg | 20.62 km/h |
| 26 | Ian Rob | May 01, 2020 | 02:15:41 | 190 W | 2.00 w/kg | 19.16 km/h |
| 27 | Tony Dubuc | Jan 16, 2021 | 02:18:42 | 172 W | 2.05 w/kg | 18.74 km/h |
| 28 | Ricardo Troccoli | Jun 06, 2020 | 02:18:45 | 160 W | 2.22 w/kg | 18.73 km/h |
| 29 | Hans Couvreur | Apr 21, 2020 | 02:21:19 | 169 W | 2.06 w/kg | 18.39 km/h |
| 30 | Tadeusz Zach | Nov 08, 2020 | 02:22:32 | 163 W | 2.17 w/kg | 18.24 km/h |
| 31 | vince Geisler | Nov 23, 2019 | 02:39:44 | 165 W | 1.76 w/kg | 16.27 km/h |
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