Alto del Purche
Monachil, Andalucía, Spain
Alto del Purche
Distance: 9.19 km
Elevation Gain: 704 m
Elevation Loss: 87 m
Difficulty:
730 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 5.37 FIETS
Avg Grade: 7.96 %
Max cat climb: 1
Min elevation: 816 m
Max elevation: 1490 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
El Purche is one of Andalucia’s most iconic cycling climbs. It has been used regularly in both the Vuelta a Espana and the Vuelta a Andalucia professional races, and is characterized by its middle 6km, which average over 9%. The climb is situated in the Sierra Nevada National Park and is part of one of several routes which climb to Pico Veleta. However, El Purche has also become a notable climb in its own right. Its lower altitude allows it to take centre stage in winter races and stage winners here have included Alejandro Valverde and Chris Horner.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michiel Vaal | Sep 23, 2024 | 00:26:43 | 283 W | 6.29 w/kg | 20.62 km/h |
| 🥈 | Patrick Smit | Aug 19, 2022 | 00:29:25 | 318 W | 5.21 w/kg | 18.73 km/h |
| 🥉 | Elton Judd | Sep 07, 2022 | 00:30:03 | 360 W | 4.80 w/kg | 18.34 km/h |
| 4 | Tigo Star | Aug 15, 2022 | 00:34:03 | 298 W | 4.20 w/kg | 16.18 km/h |
| 5 | Chris | Nov 12, 2024 | 00:34:26 | 308 W | 4.12 w/kg | 16.00 km/h |
| 6 | Tom Smeets | Aug 14, 2022 | 00:34:55 | 305 W | 4.18 w/kg | 15.78 km/h |
| 7 | Patrick BERNARD | Jun 22, 2023 | 00:35:39 | 329 W | 3.96 w/kg | 15.46 km/h |
| 8 | Gunnar Tojren | Sep 17, 2024 | 00:36:59 | 291 W | 3.78 w/kg | 14.90 km/h |
| 9 | D Speelman | Sep 18, 2022 | 00:37:46 | 287 W | 3.83 w/kg | 14.59 km/h |
| 10 | Douglas Forer | Aug 17, 2025 | 00:38:12 | 311 W | 3.75 w/kg | 14.43 km/h |
| 11 | Юрий Ермолаев | Nov 08, 2024 | 00:38:16 | 269 W | 3.74 w/kg | 14.40 km/h |
| 12 | DominicMort | Jul 23, 2023 | 00:39:51 | 261 W | 3.63 w/kg | 13.83 km/h |
| 13 | javier divar | Mar 02, 2023 | 00:40:14 | 184 W | 3.54 w/kg | 13.70 km/h |
| 14 | Rainer Klee | Nov 06, 2024 | 00:41:05 | 286 W | 3.36 w/kg | 13.41 km/h |
| 15 | filip degryse | Aug 20, 2024 | 00:41:14 | 284 W | 3.38 w/kg | 13.36 km/h |
| 16 | Indalecio Lekerika | Sep 06, 2024 | 00:42:10 | 190 W | 3.58 w/kg | 13.07 km/h |
| 17 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Sep 20, 2022 | 00:42:11 | 236 W | 3.37 w/kg | 13.06 km/h |
| 18 | Jacob Stang | Oct 15, 2022 | 00:42:15 | 234 W | 3.34 w/kg | 13.04 km/h |
| 19 | Sytse Schut | Jan 03, 2023 | 00:42:47 | 268 W | 3.27 w/kg | 12.88 km/h |
| 20 | erik bruin | Apr 25, 2023 | 00:43:10 | 266 W | 3.28 w/kg | 12.76 km/h |
| 21 | JJosef Kluson | Oct 05, 2022 | 00:43:39 | 240 W | 3.20 w/kg | 12.62 km/h |
| 22 | SmP | Sep 19, 2022 | 00:44:26 | 192 W | 3.31 w/kg | 12.40 km/h |
| 23 | Geir Skaugen | Sep 16, 2022 | 00:44:27 | 269 W | 3.16 w/kg | 12.40 km/h |
| 24 | Fabio Zanirato | Sep 09, 2024 | 00:44:28 | 181 W | 3.23 w/kg | 12.39 km/h |
| 25 | Michael Motal | Jan 26, 2025 | 00:44:45 | 218 W | 3.21 w/kg | 12.31 km/h |
| 26 | Patrick Reinquin | Feb 26, 2023 | 00:44:52 | 228 W | 3.17 w/kg | 12.28 km/h |
| 27 | Rémy Jouanne | Sep 16, 2022 | 00:46:19 | 190 W | 3.11 w/kg | 11.90 km/h |
| 28 | Jan Theron | Aug 21, 2022 | 00:46:28 | 212 W | 3.03 w/kg | 11.86 km/h |
| 29 | Thomas Beich | Aug 21, 2022 | 00:46:54 | 228 W | 2.96 w/kg | 11.75 km/h |
| 30 | Rene van Leeuwen | Nov 02, 2023 | 00:47:10 | 241 W | 2.90 w/kg | 11.68 km/h |
| 31 | daniel marszałek | Mar 09, 2023 | 00:47:13 | 238 W | 2.94 w/kg | 11.67 km/h |
| 32 | Dorus De Leeuw | Aug 26, 2022 | 00:47:50 | 242 W | 2.85 w/kg | 11.52 km/h |
| 33 | christian soulard | Oct 19, 2025 | 00:47:52 | 183 W | 2.95 w/kg | 11.51 km/h |
| 34 | Beatrice Schueler | Aug 17, 2024 | 00:48:14 | 143 W | 3.04 w/kg | 11.42 km/h |
| 35 | Jj Gd | Aug 22, 2022 | 00:48:15 | 218 W | 2.91 w/kg | 11.42 km/h |
| 36 | Manfred Schwarz | Feb 25, 2024 | 00:48:16 | 197 W | 2.98 w/kg | 11.42 km/h |
| 37 | Louis Veltmeijer | Nov 22, 2024 | 00:48:22 | 193 W | 3.11 w/kg | 11.39 km/h |
| 38 | Igor Tatarinov | Aug 20, 2022 | 00:48:37 | 243 W | 2.90 w/kg | 11.33 km/h |
| 39 | Markus Mayer | Dec 15, 2022 | 00:48:49 | 217 W | 2.86 w/kg | 11.29 km/h |
| 40 | Francis Chalmers | Mar 08, 2024 | 00:48:56 | 166 W | 2.96 w/kg | 11.26 km/h |
| 41 | Fabrice Maisonneuve | Dec 01, 2024 | 00:48:59 | 208 W | 2.89 w/kg | 11.25 km/h |
| 42 | Gavin Banks | Aug 19, 2022 | 00:49:43 | 227 W | 2.73 w/kg | 11.08 km/h |
| 43 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Sep 13, 2022 | 00:49:50 | 237 W | 2.69 w/kg | 11.06 km/h |
| 44 | Marc Schmerder | Sep 15, 2022 | 00:49:54 | 210 W | 2.76 w/kg | 11.04 km/h |
| 45 | Rik Lukey | Aug 29, 2022 | 00:50:11 | 193 W | 2.89 w/kg | 10.98 km/h |
| 46 | Gabriel Gugiu | Aug 19, 2022 | 00:50:18 | 199 W | 2.73 w/kg | 10.95 km/h |
| 47 | J F | Aug 15, 2024 | 00:50:29 | 235 W | 2.67 w/kg | 10.91 km/h |
| 48 | Raf Van Grieken | Sep 04, 2022 | 00:50:52 | 208 W | 2.77 w/kg | 10.83 km/h |
| 49 | Mike 8008 | Nov 03, 2022 | 00:51:02 | 219 W | 2.70 w/kg | 10.80 km/h |
| 50 | Familie Bruin | Dec 04, 2022 | 00:51:41 | 182 W | 2.76 w/kg | 10.66 km/h |
| 51 | Jean-Pierre Santa-Maria | Dec 07, 2024 | 00:52:45 | 219 W | 2.58 w/kg | 10.45 km/h |
| 52 | Thijs Pit | Dec 30, 2023 | 00:53:09 | 213 W | 2.63 w/kg | 10.37 km/h |
| 53 | Andrew Fawcett | Jan 25, 2025 | 00:54:14 | 226 W | 2.57 w/kg | 10.16 km/h |
| 54 | Phil Jones | Mar 23, 2026 | 00:54:49 | 187 W | 2.53 w/kg | 10.05 km/h |
| 55 | James Spearman | Mar 09, 2025 | 00:55:25 | 200 W | 2.50 w/kg | 9.94 km/h |
| 56 | Ole Karlsen | Jan 03, 2023 | 00:55:49 | 205 W | 2.41 w/kg | 9.87 km/h |
| 57 | Craig Shaw | Sep 25, 2024 | 00:55:50 | 179 W | 2.45 w/kg | 9.87 km/h |
| 58 | Daniel Nicklaus | Feb 26, 2023 | 00:55:54 | 198 W | 2.48 w/kg | 9.86 km/h |
| 59 | Mesozoid | Oct 25, 2022 | 00:56:09 | 182 W | 2.53 w/kg | 9.81 km/h |
| 60 | Vasco Amorim | Sep 28, 2022 | 00:56:21 | 162 W | 2.49 w/kg | 9.78 km/h |
| 61 | Markus Geiger | Aug 28, 2022 | 00:57:31 | 186 W | 2.38 w/kg | 9.58 km/h |
| 62 | Ralph Schumann | Nov 07, 2024 | 00:57:54 | 165 W | 2.46 w/kg | 9.52 km/h |
| 63 | Michael Novich | Aug 18, 2022 | 00:57:59 | 241 W | 2.26 w/kg | 9.50 km/h |
| 64 | David Gueguen | Mar 03, 2026 | 00:58:22 | 176 W | 2.41 w/kg | 9.44 km/h |
| 65 | Jean-Luc Olives | Oct 20, 2022 | 00:58:38 | 157 W | 2.42 w/kg | 9.40 km/h |
| 66 | femke arnouts | Jun 19, 2023 | 00:59:09 | 136 W | 2.43 w/kg | 9.32 km/h |
| 67 | Jos Carboex | Sep 18, 2022 | 00:59:10 | 179 W | 2.39 w/kg | 9.31 km/h |
| 68 | Jan Olav Kvisli | Sep 08, 2022 | 00:59:50 | 152 W | 2.34 w/kg | 9.21 km/h |
| 69 | J Lee Wamble | Dec 09, 2022 | 01:00:02 | 175 W | 2.34 w/kg | 9.18 km/h |
| 70 | Hans Petiet | Aug 11, 2022 | 01:01:36 | 174 W | 2.18 w/kg | 8.94 km/h |
| 71 | Frantxoa A | Jan 12, 2023 | 01:02:50 | 176 W | 2.29 w/kg | 8.77 km/h |
| 72 | Sławek Bikeman | Jan 24, 2025 | 01:03:09 | 174 W | 2.20 w/kg | 8.73 km/h |
| 73 | Artur Chmielewski | Oct 26, 2022 | 01:07:21 | 124 W | 2.07 w/kg | 8.18 km/h |
| 74 | bbf | Apr 28, 2023 | 01:08:08 | 131 W | 2.02 w/kg | 8.09 km/h |
| 75 | Hd Dh | Oct 05, 2023 | 01:14:50 | 129 W | 1.84 w/kg | 7.36 km/h |
| 76 | Lucile CHAZAUX | Feb 18, 2024 | 01:18:41 | 132 W | 1.76 w/kg | 7.00 km/h |
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