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, in northern

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. This road starts in the town of

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(part of Dumbría municipality) by the river

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, and it reaches the summit by the homonymous viewpoint. The viewpoint has a magnificent vista of the mouth of the river

, the slopes of granitic

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, the cove of O Ézaro, the small Lobeiras islands and the unmistakable shape of Cape Fisterra in the background. It is considered a short but very demanding climb in professional

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and is often used in the

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stage race and UCI

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Details of the climb

The top of the climb is above sea level. The height difference is . The climb is long, an average of 14.75%. The first are an average of 14.7%. The second kilometre maintains 14.5%. The steepest part, at 28%, is from the summit. There are two later ramps at 16% to 18.

First rider passing Mirador de Ézaro in Vuelta a España

References

External links

*Climbbybike.co
Information on and profile of the Mirador de Ezaro

Altimetry of the climb

Gran Fondo Ézaro become a UCI Gran Fondo World Series
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Details of the climb

First rider passing Mirador de Ézaro in Vuelta a España

See also

References

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