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The road to Apex Mountain, which is more than 10-kilometres has an altitude gain of 831 metres and an average gradient of 8.1 per cent.

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Apex came in behind Mount Revelstoke, which is 26-km in length and has a 5.6 per cent average gradient.

Sam Cohen, publisher of Canadian Cycling Magazine, said Apex Mountain made its list because they wanted geographical diversity as their magazine is read across Canada.

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Cohen said Apex winds up being one of the more iconic climbs in the country.

Louise Blais, a member of the Penticton and Area Cycling Association and founder of the , did the ride with a friend from Montreal two years ago and he said it 香蕉视频直播渒icked his butt.香蕉视频直播�

Blais, who lives in Richmond and is moving back to Penticton, said cycling to Apex Mountain is much harder than Mount Seymour, Cypress Mountain or Mount Baker in Washington State.

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Blais noted that Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has two criteria to categorize climbs. The smaller the category, the more difficult the climb is. The hardest category of all is what is called hors categorie in French, or beyond classification, which Apex is considered.

Blais said the distance is long for a climb with a grade over 10 per cent. Some sections surpass 20 per cent.

The hill climb is a separate race, but part of the schedule for the event this weekend. The climb is schedule for Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Blais said the average person is not riding the climb.

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