Rocacorba
Climb · Girona
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Rocacorba is a 10.5 km cycling climb averaging 7.0% (+732 m), rising from 226 m to 956 m in Girona.
10.5 km · +732 m · 7.0% avg · ~12.0% max · 226 → 956 m · 10 hairpins
Stats computed from OpenStreetMap and satellite elevation data — approximate.
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Gradient by colour: ● <3% ● 3–6% ● 6–9% ● 9%+
Where it bites
Steepest 500 m: 12.0% (km 4.8–5.3).
| km | to | avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271 m | 4.6% |
| 2 | 323 m | 5.6% |
| 3 | 388 m | 6.2% |
| 4 | 437 m | 4.9% |
| 5 | 493 m | 5.5% |
| 6 | 591 m | 10.7% |
| 7 | 692 m | 9.2% |
| 8 | 787 m | 9.9% |
| 9 | 836 m | 5.2% |
| 10 | 927 m | 8.3% |
What it’s like to ride
Rocacorba is the hill Girona's professionals measure themselves on. The timed run starts at the low stone bridge over the Matamors stream and climbs 10 kilometres to the antennas; under thirty minutes is the number that matters in the peloton. The road gives you nothing steady: it eases, kicks past twelve percent through the middle, and saves a ramp for the end. It is a dead end, which is part of the ritual: you ride it for the number, turn at the gate, and roll back down to Banyoles.
History
The test-piece tradition dates to the mid-2000s, when Girona's first generation of resident pros, Ryder Hesjedal and David Millar among them, began timing themselves here. Dan Martin's benchmark stood for years and Bradley Wiggins is on record attempting it; Simon Yates has ridden 28:03. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio held the women's mark and in 2020 became the first woman under thirty minutes. The fastest riders often keep their efforts off Strava, so the real ladder is passed around by word of mouth.
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Common questions
- How long and steep is Rocacorba?
- Rocacorba is a 10.5 km cycling climb averaging 7.0% (+732 m), rising from 226 m to 956 m in Girona.
- Where is Rocacorba steepest?
- The steepest 500 m averages 12.0%, between km 4.8 and km 5.3 of the climb.
- How many hairpins does Rocacorba have?
- Rocacorba has 10 hairpin bends, counted from the road's map geometry (a hairpin here means at least 150 degrees of turning completed within 150 metres of road). Painted corner numbers on some climbs count gentler bends too, so the two figures can differ.