Porters Pass (East side)
Distance: 29.92 km
Elevation Gain: 650 m
Elevation Loss: 274 m
Difficulty:
508 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 1.69 FIETS
Avg Grade: 2.92 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 371 m
Max elevation: 948 m
Ride Category:
Hilly
Porters Pass is a mountain pass in the Canterbury region of New Zealandโs South Island. It is near Lake Lyndon and is located within Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park. State Highway 73 travels through the pass on its route from Springfield to Cass, and it is the last mountain pass on the route eastwards from Westland to Christchurch. It is also the third-highest point on the South Islandโs state highway network after the Lindis Pass and the Milford Road (though it is just one metre lower). Although Arthurโs Pass is better known, Porters Pass is actually a few metres higher, and it affords views of the Canterbury Plains. The pass was named in 1858 by the Porter brothers who were farming nearby.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michiel Vaal | Nov 30, 2023 | 00:57:46 | 256 W | 5.69 w/kg | 31.10 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tom Smeets | Dec 16, 2025 | 00:59:44 | 301 W | 4.12 w/kg | 30.08 km/h |
| 🥉 | Tigo Star | May 09, 2023 | 01:01:53 | 278 W | 3.88 w/kg | 29.03 km/h |
| 4 | Chris | Dec 02, 2023 | 01:02:57 | 272 W | 3.64 w/kg | 28.54 km/h |
| 5 | Douglas Forer | Dec 08, 2023 | 01:03:16 | 303 W | 3.65 w/kg | 28.40 km/h |
| 6 | Silvano Turati | Nov 22, 2023 | 01:03:35 | 210 W | 4.29 w/kg | 28.25 km/h |
| 7 | D Speelman | Nov 10, 2023 | 01:04:28 | 270 W | 3.55 w/kg | 27.87 km/h |
| 8 | Юрий Ермолаев | Dec 20, 2023 | 01:07:23 | 239 W | 3.32 w/kg | 26.66 km/h |
| 9 | filip degryse | Nov 23, 2023 | 01:10:37 | 248 W | 2.95 w/kg | 25.44 km/h |
| 10 | Martin Budd | Apr 01, 2023 | 01:12:07 | 211 W | 2.94 w/kg | 24.91 km/h |
| 11 | Indalecio Lekerika | Nov 04, 2023 | 01:12:09 | 184 W | 3.47 w/kg | 24.90 km/h |
| 12 | SandstormBRVR | May 18, 2024 | 01:12:13 | 214 W | 3.22 w/kg | 24.88 km/h |
| 13 | Valentin Lahaye | Aug 24, 2024 | 01:12:29 | 191 W | 3.18 w/kg | 24.79 km/h |
| 14 | Gunnar Tojren | Dec 19, 2023 | 01:12:50 | 208 W | 2.77 w/kg | 24.67 km/h |
| 15 | Ron Bregman | Jan 02, 2024 | 01:13:45 | 199 W | 2.69 w/kg | 24.36 km/h |
| 16 | Fabio Zanirato | Nov 20, 2023 | 01:15:14 | 167 W | 2.93 w/kg | 23.88 km/h |
| 17 | Rene van Leeuwen | Oct 07, 2025 | 01:15:33 | 216 W | 2.60 w/kg | 23.78 km/h |
| 18 | jerome limosin | Nov 04, 2023 | 01:17:14 | 178 W | 2.51 w/kg | 23.26 km/h |
| 19 | Thomas Beich | Nov 23, 2023 | 01:17:30 | 195 W | 2.57 w/kg | 23.18 km/h |
| 20 | Fred Gaidies | Dec 16, 2023 | 01:18:29 | 202 W | 2.53 w/kg | 22.89 km/h |
| 21 | Jörg Schädlich | Nov 04, 2023 | 01:19:31 | 167 W | 2.35 w/kg | 22.59 km/h |
| 22 | J F | Nov 26, 2023 | 01:20:31 | 200 W | 2.27 w/kg | 22.31 km/h |
| 23 | Jan Theron | Dec 20, 2023 | 01:21:14 | 172 W | 2.46 w/kg | 22.12 km/h |
| 24 | JJosef Kluson | Nov 06, 2023 | 01:22:12 | 171 W | 2.28 w/kg | 21.86 km/h |
| 25 | Mike 8008 | Dec 04, 2023 | 01:22:47 | 195 W | 2.32 w/kg | 21.70 km/h |
| 26 | Mark Rose | Nov 27, 2023 | 01:24:07 | 190 W | 2.21 w/kg | 21.36 km/h |
| 27 | Mesozoid | Feb 07, 2024 | 01:26:39 | 164 W | 2.31 w/kg | 20.73 km/h |
| 28 | Manfred Schwarz | Jan 07, 2024 | 01:26:48 | 151 W | 2.29 w/kg | 20.70 km/h |
| 29 | Markus Geiger | Nov 05, 2023 | 01:26:58 | 174 W | 2.23 w/kg | 20.66 km/h |
| 30 | Hans Petiet | Mar 27, 2023 | 01:27:47 | 140 W | 2.06 w/kg | 20.47 km/h |
| 31 | rudi willen | Dec 31, 2024 | 01:28:46 | 186 W | 1.90 w/kg | 20.24 km/h |
| 32 | Jamie B | Jan 07, 2024 | 01:29:51 | 159 W | 2.12 w/kg | 19.99 km/h |
| 33 | Ron Keshtacher | Nov 04, 2023 | 01:29:53 | 171 W | 1.99 w/kg | 19.99 km/h |
| 34 | Thijs Pit | Jan 29, 2025 | 01:30:01 | 161 W | 1.99 w/kg | 19.96 km/h |
| 35 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Dec 03, 2023 | 01:33:44 | 135 W | 1.93 w/kg | 19.17 km/h |
| 36 | Maurizio Gaudino | Jan 23, 2024 | 01:35:26 | 155 W | 1.82 w/kg | 18.83 km/h |
| 37 | Joseph | Jan 09, 2024 | 01:37:33 | 138 W | 1.89 w/kg | 18.42 km/h |
| 38 | W van Koetsveld | Jan 10, 2026 | 01:40:11 | 131 W | 1.75 w/kg | 17.93 km/h |
| 39 | Frantxoa A | Nov 26, 2023 | 01:41:42 | 143 W | 1.86 w/kg | 17.67 km/h |
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