The Big Buddha
Tambon Chalong, Chang Wat Phuket, Thailand
The Big Buddha
Distance: 5.64 km
Elevation Gain: 367 m
Elevation Loss: 8 m
Difficulty:
453 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 2.33 FIETS
Avg Grade: 6.50 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 10 m
Max elevation: 370 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
Phuket’s Big Buddha is one of the most important and revered landmarks on the island. The huge image sits on top of the Nakkerd Hills between Chalong and Kata and, at 45 metres tall, can be seen from as far away as Phuket Town and Karon Beach. The lofty site offers the best 360-degree views of the island, with sweeping vistas of Phuket Town, Kata, Karon, Chalong Bay and more. Reachable via a winding, 6-km road leading from Phuket’s main roads, itPhuket’s Big Buddha is one of the most important and revered landmarks on the island. The huge image sits on top of the Nakkerd Hills between Chalong and Kata and, at 45 metres tall, can be seen from as far away as Phuket Town and Karon Beach. The lofty site offers the best 360-degree views of the island, with sweeping vistas of Phuket Town, Kata, Karon, Chalong Bay and more. Reachable via a winding, 6-km road leading from Phuket’s main roads, it’s a must-visit island destination.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Tristan Kramers | Oct 17, 2021 | 00:17:15 | 354 W | 4.92 w/kg | 19.61 km/h |
| 🥈 | Alan Gunner | Oct 18, 2021 | 00:17:42 | 326 W | 4.79 w/kg | 19.11 km/h |
| 🥉 | Patrick BERNARD | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:18:47 | 361 W | 4.35 w/kg | 18.00 km/h |
| 4 | Tigo Star | Dec 02, 2021 | 00:19:00 | 301 W | 4.36 w/kg | 17.80 km/h |
| 5 | Sergio | Jan 12, 2022 | 00:19:08 | 323 W | 4.31 w/kg | 17.68 km/h |
| 6 | Silvano Turati | Apr 23, 2025 | 00:19:38 | 221 W | 4.51 w/kg | 17.23 km/h |
| 7 | Tom Smeets | Oct 25, 2021 | 00:20:04 | 292 W | 4.00 w/kg | 16.85 km/h |
| 8 | TheNated0 | Dec 26, 2021 | 00:21:18 | 277 W | 3.71 w/kg | 15.88 km/h |
| 9 | Rene Crespo | Jan 23, 2022 | 00:21:30 | 281 W | 3.75 w/kg | 15.73 km/h |
| 10 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Nov 08, 2021 | 00:21:48 | 313 W | 3.56 w/kg | 15.51 km/h |
| 11 | Martin Budd | Oct 22, 2021 | 00:21:56 | 259 W | 3.61 w/kg | 15.42 km/h |
| 12 | Raymond Feile | Oct 22, 2022 | 00:22:10 | 271 W | 3.61 w/kg | 15.26 km/h |
| 13 | Victor Van Den Berg | Dec 29, 2021 | 00:22:13 | 270 W | 3.51 w/kg | 15.22 km/h |
| 14 | Piet van Hulst | Nov 27, 2021 | 00:22:19 | 250 W | 3.68 w/kg | 15.15 km/h |
| 15 | Jacqueline Tongue | Jan 20, 2022 | 00:22:25 | 272 W | 3.63 w/kg | 15.09 km/h |
| 16 | Alex Vouillot | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:22:30 | 274 W | 3.70 w/kg | 15.03 km/h |
| 17 | Byron Davy | Oct 23, 2021 | 00:22:53 | 294 W | 3.38 w/kg | 14.78 km/h |
| 18 | Gordon Thompson | Dec 30, 2021 | 00:23:06 | 269 W | 3.45 w/kg | 14.64 km/h |
| 19 | Graham Lowe | Oct 25, 2021 | 00:23:22 | 274 W | 3.45 w/kg | 14.47 km/h |
| 20 | Mary Mulhern | Dec 03, 2021 | 00:23:25 | 229 W | 3.37 w/kg | 14.44 km/h |
| 21 | Patrick Reinquin | Apr 15, 2022 | 00:23:32 | 245 W | 3.40 w/kg | 14.37 km/h |
| 22 | David Dos Santos Rodrigues | Jan 17, 2024 | 00:23:37 | 208 W | 3.35 w/kg | 14.32 km/h |
| 23 | Roman Mospan | Dec 17, 2024 | 00:23:37 | 245 W | 3.27 w/kg | 14.32 km/h |
| 24 | Paul Brooks | Jan 28, 2023 | 00:23:39 | 217 W | 3.44 w/kg | 14.30 km/h |
| 25 | jos gent | Nov 26, 2021 | 00:24:13 | 191 W | 2.85 w/kg | 13.97 km/h |
| 26 | D Speelman | Feb 01, 2026 | 00:24:13 | 254 W | 3.26 w/kg | 13.97 km/h |
| 27 | Phil Gastinel | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:24:15 | 276 W | 3.17 w/kg | 13.95 km/h |
| 28 | Indalecio Lekerika | Feb 23, 2022 | 00:24:23 | 192 W | 3.43 w/kg | 13.87 km/h |
| 29 | Rene van Leeuwen | Feb 14, 2023 | 00:24:30 | 261 W | 3.14 w/kg | 13.80 km/h |
| 30 | Nick Kaldenbach | Nov 07, 2021 | 00:24:35 | 257 W | 3.13 w/kg | 13.76 km/h |
| 31 | Rod McGovern | Oct 22, 2021 | 00:24:51 | 252 W | 3.19 w/kg | 13.61 km/h |
| 32 | Robert Rheault | Mar 18, 2022 | 00:24:51 | 222 W | 3.17 w/kg | 13.61 km/h |
| 33 | alan schmidt | Dec 05, 2021 | 00:24:57 | 289 W | 3.01 w/kg | 13.55 km/h |
| 34 | Stuart Crowder | Jan 21, 2023 | 00:25:09 | 229 W | 3.05 w/kg | 13.45 km/h |
| 35 | yohan rickmouni | Oct 27, 2021 | 00:25:25 | 188 W | 3.08 w/kg | 13.31 km/h |
| 36 | Paul Stowell | Sep 17, 2023 | 00:25:27 | 266 W | 2.92 w/kg | 13.29 km/h |
| 37 | gert-jan achterberg | Dec 08, 2025 | 00:25:30 | 226 W | 3.14 w/kg | 13.26 km/h |
| 38 | Hero Kao | Jul 12, 2022 | 00:25:43 | 203 W | 2.94 w/kg | 13.15 km/h |
| 39 | Przemysław Ceglarek | Nov 24, 2021 | 00:26:03 | 226 W | 2.97 w/kg | 12.98 km/h |
| 40 | Matthias Marquardt | Oct 17, 2021 | 00:26:15 | 193 W | 2.92 w/kg | 12.88 km/h |
| 41 | christian soulard | Feb 23, 2026 | 00:26:20 | 190 W | 3.02 w/kg | 12.84 km/h |
| 42 | Susan Parker | Oct 31, 2021 | 00:26:24 | 162 W | 3.12 w/kg | 12.81 km/h |
| 43 | Keith Loveman | Mar 08, 2022 | 00:26:32 | 215 W | 2.93 w/kg | 12.75 km/h |
| 44 | ViBrOo Vape | Dec 09, 2021 | 00:26:33 | 189 W | 3.00 w/kg | 12.74 km/h |
| 45 | Benoit Arnaud | Nov 11, 2021 | 00:26:38 | 194 W | 2.90 w/kg | 12.70 km/h |
| 46 | Fabio Zanirato | Jan 22, 2026 | 00:26:39 | 170 W | 3.04 w/kg | 12.69 km/h |
| 47 | Gintaras Abramavicius | Apr 11, 2024 | 00:26:55 | 210 W | 3.00 w/kg | 12.56 km/h |
| 48 | Pete Norris | Oct 19, 2021 | 00:27:04 | 183 W | 3.10 w/kg | 12.49 km/h |
| 49 | Andrew Fawcett | Mar 06, 2024 | 00:27:07 | 253 W | 2.88 w/kg | 12.47 km/h |
| 50 | Mikael Nordberg | Jun 25, 2023 | 00:27:08 | 209 W | 2.86 w/kg | 12.46 km/h |
| 51 | David Descamps | Nov 16, 2022 | 00:27:15 | 194 W | 2.90 w/kg | 12.41 km/h |
| 52 | Ian Clark | Oct 19, 2021 | 00:27:20 | 206 W | 2.95 w/kg | 12.37 km/h |
| 53 | JJosef Kluson | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:27:28 | 209 W | 2.79 w/kg | 12.31 km/h |
| 54 | Eva Klusoňová | Feb 04, 2026 | 00:27:34 | 212 W | 2.83 w/kg | 12.27 km/h |
| 55 | Louis Veltmeijer | Oct 27, 2021 | 00:27:36 | 178 W | 2.97 w/kg | 12.25 km/h |
| 56 | Eric Emond | Dec 20, 2021 | 00:28:05 | 205 W | 2.73 w/kg | 12.04 km/h |
| 57 | Matthieu Bourgois | Nov 30, 2021 | 00:28:10 | 203 W | 2.71 w/kg | 12.01 km/h |
| 58 | Andrea Sfrisi | Nov 01, 2021 | 00:28:13 | 189 W | 2.66 w/kg | 11.99 km/h |
| 59 | rob bolton | Jul 26, 2023 | 00:28:18 | 219 W | 2.74 w/kg | 11.95 km/h |
| 60 | Rainer Ertl | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:28:23 | 199 W | 2.65 w/kg | 11.92 km/h |
| 61 | simoncyklar Töjren | Dec 07, 2024 | 00:28:33 | 161 W | 2.73 w/kg | 11.85 km/h |
| 62 | J F | Jun 18, 2024 | 00:29:14 | 223 W | 2.53 w/kg | 11.57 km/h |
| 63 | Henning R.Hougaard | Dec 22, 2021 | 00:29:28 | 189 W | 2.55 w/kg | 11.48 km/h |
| 64 | Sławek Bikeman | Nov 01, 2021 | 00:29:29 | 209 W | 2.65 w/kg | 11.47 km/h |
| 65 | Matt Cagniot | Nov 25, 2023 | 00:29:29 | 190 W | 2.53 w/kg | 11.47 km/h |
| 66 | Thijs Pit | Mar 01, 2024 | 00:29:43 | 210 W | 2.59 w/kg | 11.38 km/h |
| 67 | James Mungall | Jun 13, 2023 | 00:29:52 | 215 W | 2.56 w/kg | 11.32 km/h |
| 68 | Mike 8008 | Nov 13, 2022 | 00:29:58 | 207 W | 2.56 w/kg | 11.29 km/h |
| 69 | Mark Vos | Jul 15, 2022 | 00:30:05 | 196 W | 2.61 w/kg | 11.24 km/h |
| 70 | J Lee Wamble | Mar 10, 2022 | 00:30:06 | 189 W | 2.57 w/kg | 11.24 km/h |
| 71 | Patric Oscarsson | Oct 25, 2021 | 00:30:07 | 210 W | 2.47 w/kg | 11.23 km/h |
| 72 | Menahem Fuchs | Oct 21, 2021 | 00:30:18 | 182 W | 2.60 w/kg | 11.16 km/h |
| 73 | Mesozoid | Nov 14, 2021 | 00:30:35 | 185 W | 2.57 w/kg | 11.06 km/h |
| 74 | Erik Venhuizen | Jan 30, 2025 | 00:31:14 | 181 W | 2.38 w/kg | 10.83 km/h |
| 75 | Tomislav Mikulin | Mar 31, 2022 | 00:31:20 | 228 W | 2.38 w/kg | 10.79 km/h |
| 76 | giuliano bini | Nov 18, 2021 | 00:31:24 | 202 W | 2.38 w/kg | 10.77 km/h |
| 77 | Bernhard Wolkerstorfer | Jan 31, 2022 | 00:31:28 | 194 W | 2.46 w/kg | 10.75 km/h |
| 78 | John McGrath | Feb 10, 2022 | 00:31:54 | 198 W | 2.36 w/kg | 10.60 km/h |
| 79 | Rik Lukey | May 31, 2022 | 00:31:54 | 166 W | 2.49 w/kg | 10.60 km/h |
| 80 | Armin Berger | Jun 27, 2023 | 00:31:57 | 174 W | 2.32 w/kg | 10.58 km/h |
| 81 | SHANE CHARLES | Jan 12, 2022 | 00:32:04 | 204 W | 2.32 w/kg | 10.55 km/h |
| 82 | Dariusz Kozioł | Nov 25, 2022 | 00:32:07 | 188 W | 2.35 w/kg | 10.53 km/h |
| 83 | Olivier Purroy | May 02, 2024 | 00:32:21 | 180 W | 2.34 w/kg | 10.45 km/h |
| 84 | Thomas Haller | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:32:25 | 186 W | 2.33 w/kg | 10.43 km/h |
| 85 | Igor Tatarinov | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:33:28 | 184 W | 2.25 w/kg | 10.11 km/h |
| 86 | Alan Davies | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:33:34 | 150 W | 2.34 w/kg | 10.08 km/h |
| 87 | Allen Lim | Jan 04, 2022 | 00:33:39 | 135 W | 2.25 w/kg | 10.05 km/h |
| 88 | Piotr Siemiński | Nov 29, 2022 | 00:33:39 | 202 W | 2.24 w/kg | 10.05 km/h |
| 89 | Nicole Preiser | Feb 25, 2023 | 00:33:58 | 133 W | 2.29 w/kg | 9.96 km/h |
| 90 | David Kings | Nov 10, 2021 | 00:34:34 | 189 W | 2.22 w/kg | 9.78 km/h |
| 91 | Clive Pritchard | Jul 16, 2026 | 00:34:34 | 157 W | 2.18 w/kg | 9.78 km/h |
| 92 | Dave Threlkeld | Aug 25, 2022 | 00:34:54 | 165 W | 2.17 w/kg | 9.69 km/h |
| 93 | Jan Olav Kvisli | Oct 19, 2021 | 00:34:59 | 141 W | 2.17 w/kg | 9.67 km/h |
| 94 | Simon Jones | Nov 27, 2021 | 00:35:11 | 160 W | 2.13 w/kg | 9.61 km/h |
| 95 | Ralph Schumann | Dec 19, 2023 | 00:35:14 | 148 W | 2.18 w/kg | 9.60 km/h |
| 96 | Paul Vader | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:35:17 | 173 W | 2.06 w/kg | 9.58 km/h |
| 97 | Iain Whitehouse | Jan 14, 2022 | 00:35:23 | 155 W | 2.15 w/kg | 9.56 km/h |
| 98 | Markus Geiger | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:35:26 | 166 W | 2.13 w/kg | 9.54 km/h |
| 99 | Mike Fiore | Apr 21, 2023 | 00:35:36 | 170 W | 2.07 w/kg | 9.50 km/h |
| 100 | Hans Petiet | Oct 25, 2021 | 00:35:40 | 161 W | 2.01 w/kg | 9.48 km/h |
| 101 | Steve Johnson | Nov 11, 2021 | 00:35:56 | 155 W | 2.07 w/kg | 9.41 km/h |
| 102 | Jo Turnbull | Jan 07, 2023 | 00:36:04 | 129 W | 2.26 w/kg | 9.38 km/h |
| 103 | Lidia Kulla | Jan 09, 2022 | 00:37:17 | 158 W | 1.98 w/kg | 9.07 km/h |
| 104 | Officine Rockarollas | Jan 20, 2022 | 00:37:53 | 168 W | 1.98 w/kg | 8.93 km/h |
| 105 | Dave Font | Aug 13, 2023 | 00:38:29 | 148 W | 1.97 w/kg | 8.79 km/h |
| 106 | Martin Söll | Jan 09, 2022 | 00:38:53 | 143 W | 1.91 w/kg | 8.70 km/h |
| 107 | Ivan Bergman | Feb 07, 2022 | 00:39:49 | 206 W | 1.75 w/kg | 8.49 km/h |
| 108 | Carlos Carlos | Dec 06, 2021 | 00:40:10 | 126 W | 1.68 w/kg | 8.42 km/h |
| 109 | W van Koetsveld | Feb 13, 2026 | 00:40:43 | 137 W | 1.83 w/kg | 8.31 km/h |
| 110 | Paul Turnbull | Oct 26, 2021 | 00:40:51 | 136 W | 1.86 w/kg | 8.28 km/h |
| 111 | paul fisher | Feb 24, 2022 | 00:41:02 | 135 W | 1.80 w/kg | 8.24 km/h |
| 112 | John-Einar Mjelstad | Jan 21, 2022 | 00:41:19 | 173 W | 1.73 w/kg | 8.19 km/h |
| 113 | Andreas Hafermann | Feb 13, 2022 | 00:41:35 | 153 W | 1.74 w/kg | 8.13 km/h |
| 114 | Italo Giorgio Falzoni | Oct 28, 2021 | 00:42:01 | 137 W | 1.83 w/kg | 8.05 km/h |
| 115 | Vladimir Frantsuzov | Nov 15, 2021 | 00:43:49 | 136 W | 1.66 w/kg | 7.72 km/h |
| 116 | MB | Mar 23, 2023 | 00:44:02 | 113 W | 1.74 w/kg | 7.68 km/h |
| 117 | Glynis Botes | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:44:32 | 116 W | 1.66 w/kg | 7.59 km/h |
| 118 | Thomas Schöfer | Oct 24, 2021 | 00:45:22 | 141 W | 1.60 w/kg | 7.45 km/h |
| 119 | Sven Hemme | Dec 29, 2023 | 00:45:25 | 137 W | 1.63 w/kg | 7.45 km/h |
| 120 | Jean-Claude Tondini | Nov 15, 2021 | 00:45:58 | 117 W | 1.56 w/kg | 7.36 km/h |
| 121 | Peter Clarke | Dec 20, 2021 | 00:47:23 | 146 W | 1.57 w/kg | 7.14 km/h |
| 122 | Henk Hanssen | Feb 16, 2025 | 00:48:47 | 130 W | 1.53 w/kg | 6.93 km/h |
| 123 | Marti Valks | Feb 06, 2026 | 00:49:07 | 94 W | 1.57 w/kg | 6.89 km/h |
| 124 | Richatd Thorndale | Oct 20, 2021 | 00:50:40 | 154 W | 1.37 w/kg | 6.67 km/h |
| 125 | Sandra | Jun 29, 2023 | 00:54:21 | 75 W | 1.39 w/kg | 6.22 km/h |
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