Albula Pass (East Side) virtual cycling route
Switzerland Albula Pass (East Side)
Distance: 13.18 km
Elevation Gain: 620 m
Elevation Loss: 284 m
Difficulty: 588 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 4.23 FIETS
Avg Grade: 6.83 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 1691 m
Max elevation: 2309 m
Ride Category: Climb

The 40-kilometre road linking Chur with La Punt was built in 1865. At the summit of the Albula Pass, it reaches at an altitude of 2,312 metres; a hospice is located here. Just a century ago, the journey from Chur to St.Moritz over the Albula Pass took 14 hours in a post carriage. In 1903, a rail route was inaugurated between Chur and the Engadin, via the Albula Valley and a 5.9-kilometre tunnel at an altitude of 1,823 metres. The northern entrance to the tunnel lies in Preda; the former customs house, at which all passengers were checked, stands in Guardaval. The stretch of line between Filisur and Preda, with its four loop tunnels, numerous curves and spectacular bridges, is regarded as one of the most complex pieces of civil engineering in Europe.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 Michiel Vaal Nov 06, 2023 00:31:05 265 W 5.89 w/kg 25.37 km/h
🥈 Silvano Turati Nov 02, 2023 00:33:21 248 W 5.06 w/kg 23.64 km/h
🥉 Patrick BERNARD Sep 25, 2023 00:34:59 332 W 4.15 w/kg 22.54 km/h
4 Tom Smeets Aug 21, 2024 00:35:10 322 W 4.41 w/kg 22.42 km/h
5 Tigo Star Aug 07, 2023 00:37:06 304 W 4.02 w/kg 21.25 km/h
6 Chris Oct 09, 2023 00:38:17 277 W 3.70 w/kg 20.60 km/h
7 D Speelman Sep 29, 2023 00:38:45 293 W 3.86 w/kg 20.35 km/h
8 Chris Roebuck Nov 21, 2023 00:39:41 282 W 3.62 w/kg 19.87 km/h
9 Jan Wielgus Jan 28, 2025 00:39:48 253 W 3.56 w/kg 19.81 km/h
10 Gunnar Tojren Oct 10, 2023 00:40:21 254 W 3.39 w/kg 19.54 km/h
11 Sytze Veenstra Oct 05, 2023 00:40:55 250 W 3.57 w/kg 19.27 km/h
12 Daniel Beale Sep 27, 2023 00:41:12 253 W 3.61 w/kg 19.14 km/h
13 Leon Zupancic Mar 05, 2024 00:41:50 236 W 3.43 w/kg 18.85 km/h
14 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen Sep 29, 2023 00:42:09 281 W 3.19 w/kg 18.71 km/h
15 David Dos Santos Rodrigues Nov 09, 2023 00:42:09 211 W 3.40 w/kg 18.71 km/h
16 David Descamps Nov 25, 2023 00:42:29 230 W 3.38 w/kg 18.56 km/h
17 Jacob Stang Oct 14, 2023 00:42:36 229 W 3.27 w/kg 18.51 km/h
18 filip degryse Oct 05, 2023 00:42:43 279 W 3.32 w/kg 18.46 km/h
19 Ron Bregman Dec 12, 2023 00:42:51 233 W 3.15 w/kg 18.40 km/h
20 erik bruin Oct 04, 2023 00:43:15 257 W 3.17 w/kg 18.23 km/h
21 Indalecio Lekerika Oct 05, 2023 00:43:19 190 W 3.58 w/kg 18.20 km/h
22 Douglas Forer Nov 24, 2023 00:43:31 259 W 3.12 w/kg 18.12 km/h
23 Raul Grüneberg Dec 17, 2023 00:43:53 215 W 3.16 w/kg 17.97 km/h
24 Nick Kaldenbach Nov 06, 2024 00:44:05 253 W 3.09 w/kg 17.89 km/h
25 Geir Skaugen Oct 05, 2023 00:44:07 275 W 3.06 w/kg 17.87 km/h
26 SmP Feb 01, 2025 00:44:54 177 W 3.05 w/kg 17.56 km/h
27 Fabio Zanirato Sep 25, 2023 00:44:56 175 W 3.13 w/kg 17.55 km/h
28 Andy Bowie Dec 05, 2023 00:45:27 187 W 2.97 w/kg 17.35 km/h
29 Mark Vos Jan 01, 2024 00:45:27 241 W 3.21 w/kg 17.35 km/h
30 Reinout Hesselink Oct 18, 2023 00:45:58 231 W 3.00 w/kg 17.15 km/h
31 Thomas Schramm Sep 25, 2023 00:46:03 206 W 3.12 w/kg 17.12 km/h
32 Fred Gaidies Oct 22, 2023 00:46:26 243 W 3.00 w/kg 16.98 km/h
33 Thomas Beich Oct 05, 2023 00:46:42 218 W 2.87 w/kg 16.88 km/h
34 Mark Prior Sep 26, 2023 00:47:01 215 W 2.87 w/kg 16.77 km/h
35 Jörg Schädlich Oct 14, 2023 00:47:05 198 W 2.79 w/kg 16.75 km/h
36 Silvio Landrock Nov 11, 2023 00:47:10 228 W 3.04 w/kg 16.72 km/h
37 JJosef Kluson Nov 17, 2023 00:47:12 213 W 2.84 w/kg 16.71 km/h
38 Przemysław Ceglarek Dec 27, 2023 00:47:41 222 W 2.96 w/kg 16.54 km/h
39 Borut Gregorčič Nov 27, 2023 00:48:04 205 W 2.73 w/kg 16.40 km/h
40 Matej Pirnat Nov 14, 2023 00:48:09 218 W 2.91 w/kg 16.38 km/h
41 Frederik Vanrietvelde Oct 11, 2023 00:48:18 205 W 2.93 w/kg 16.33 km/h
42 Manfred Schwarz Jan 21, 2024 00:48:18 193 W 2.92 w/kg 16.33 km/h
43 Pawel Jaracz Dec 27, 2025 00:48:54 221 W 2.73 w/kg 16.13 km/h
44 Jan Theron Oct 21, 2023 00:48:57 201 W 2.87 w/kg 16.11 km/h
45 Francis Chalmers Aug 03, 2024 00:49:14 167 W 2.98 w/kg 16.02 km/h
46 Eric Green Feb 23, 2026 00:49:30 229 W 2.79 w/kg 15.93 km/h
47 Gabriel Gugiu Oct 30, 2023 00:50:03 189 W 2.70 w/kg 15.75 km/h
48 Marcel Aust Oct 09, 2023 00:50:43 196 W 2.72 w/kg 15.55 km/h
49 Rene van Leeuwen Dec 02, 2025 00:50:49 214 W 2.58 w/kg 15.52 km/h
50 Lucile CHAZAUX Jun 01, 2026 00:51:51 182 W 2.68 w/kg 15.21 km/h
51 Rainer Ertl Sep 29, 2023 00:52:22 189 W 2.52 w/kg 15.06 km/h
52 James Spearman May 29, 2024 00:52:47 209 W 2.65 w/kg 14.94 km/h
53 Rik Lukey Oct 11, 2023 00:53:13 179 W 2.65 w/kg 14.82 km/h
54 Yann Matthews Nov 19, 2023 00:54:04 183 W 2.44 w/kg 14.58 km/h
55 András dr. Csergő Feb 21, 2026 00:55:24 157 W 2.31 w/kg 14.23 km/h
56 Arjon de Kater May 01, 2024 00:55:34 183 W 2.44 w/kg 14.19 km/h
57 Markus Geiger Oct 05, 2023 00:55:52 185 W 2.37 w/kg 14.11 km/h
58 gert wilms Jan 29, 2024 00:56:05 221 W 2.26 w/kg 14.06 km/h
59 Frank Jansen Oct 15, 2023 00:56:52 182 W 2.43 w/kg 13.87 km/h
60 Stephen Gunn Nov 02, 2023 00:56:53 163 W 2.50 w/kg 13.86 km/h
61 Britta Koch Oct 08, 2023 00:56:56 176 W 2.35 w/kg 13.85 km/h
62 J F Nov 14, 2023 00:57:08 195 W 2.22 w/kg 13.80 km/h
63 Berne Nyberg Nov 19, 2023 00:57:19 191 W 2.33 w/kg 13.76 km/h
64 jack66 Feb 10, 2024 00:57:36 168 W 2.24 w/kg 13.69 km/h
65 Hans Petiet Jul 03, 2023 00:58:19 149 W 2.19 w/kg 13.52 km/h
66 Sandro Goos Jan 01, 2024 00:59:22 190 W 2.26 w/kg 13.28 km/h
67 Isabel Hayley Dec 06, 2023 01:00:10 127 W 2.44 w/kg 13.11 km/h
68 David Fuller Dec 08, 2023 01:00:19 169 W 2.25 w/kg 13.07 km/h
69 Igor Tatarinov Oct 19, 2023 01:02:01 180 W 2.15 w/kg 12.71 km/h
70 Joeri Veldeman Oct 21, 2023 01:02:11 135 W 2.08 w/kg 12.68 km/h
71 Jos Carboex Oct 16, 2023 01:02:49 162 W 2.16 w/kg 12.55 km/h
72 Ralph Schumann Jan 01, 2024 01:03:02 143 W 2.10 w/kg 12.51 km/h
73 dominique fortin Mar 28, 2024 01:03:08 183 W 1.99 w/kg 12.49 km/h
74 Sławek Bikeman Jan 14, 2025 01:03:22 169 W 2.14 w/kg 12.44 km/h
75 Graham Lowe Oct 03, 2023 01:03:46 166 W 2.09 w/kg 12.37 km/h
76 Konrad Arnold Nov 09, 2024 01:04:06 147 W 2.10 w/kg 12.30 km/h
77 Maurizio Gaudino Sep 29, 2023 01:04:08 152 W 2.03 w/kg 12.29 km/h
78 Frantxoa A Nov 17, 2023 01:04:33 171 W 2.22 w/kg 12.22 km/h
79 Mike 8008 Oct 01, 2023 01:06:16 160 W 1.90 w/kg 11.90 km/h
80 Greg Boyd Mar 23, 2025 01:07:02 150 W 1.97 w/kg 11.76 km/h
81 Jan Olav Kvisli Oct 03, 2023 01:08:27 127 W 1.95 w/kg 11.52 km/h
82 W van Koetsveld Mar 17, 2026 01:10:02 137 W 1.83 w/kg 11.26 km/h
83 Andreas Hafermann Oct 08, 2023 01:11:47 157 W 1.76 w/kg 10.98 km/h
84 Thomas Schöfer Nov 14, 2023 01:31:32 136 W 1.43 w/kg 8.61 km/h

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