Bainskloof Pass (North side)
Distance: 25.99 km
Elevation Gain: 359 m
Elevation Loss: 421 m
Difficulty:
236 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 1.51 FIETS
Avg Grade: 3.71 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 181 m
Max elevation: 590 m
Ride Category:
Rollers
Bainskloof Pass is a mountain pass on the regional road between Wellington and Ceres in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The 18 kilometres (11 mi) pass, opened in 1854, was constructed by road engineer Andrew Geddes Bain with the use of convict labour. Originally built for horse-drawn traffic, the pass was later tarred. The pass reaches 594 metres (1,949 ft) at its highest point. Here, the road joins the Witte River, which descends the northern side of the mountains through a precipitous cleft to a stretch of rapids, waterfalls and natural pools. Bainskloof Pass is now a national monument.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | alan schmidt | Sep 13, 2023 | 00:43:48 | 360 W | 3.57 w/kg | 35.56 km/h |
| 🥈 | D Speelman | Sep 13, 2023 | 00:45:09 | 297 W | 3.91 w/kg | 34.49 km/h |
| 🥉 | Tom Smeets | Jan 17, 2022 | 00:45:18 | 287 W | 3.93 w/kg | 34.38 km/h |
| 4 | Raul Grüneberg | Jan 31, 2024 | 00:45:56 | 259 W | 3.81 w/kg | 33.90 km/h |
| 5 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Nov 09, 2023 | 00:46:52 | 285 W | 3.24 w/kg | 33.23 km/h |
| 6 | Tigo Star | Jan 19, 2022 | 00:49:05 | 243 W | 3.20 w/kg | 31.73 km/h |
| 7 | Rod McGovern | Sep 14, 2023 | 00:49:37 | 252 W | 3.25 w/kg | 31.39 km/h |
| 8 | Chris | Oct 06, 2023 | 00:49:49 | 231 W | 3.09 w/kg | 31.26 km/h |
| 9 | Nick Kaldenbach | Nov 18, 2023 | 00:51:27 | 226 W | 2.76 w/kg | 30.27 km/h |
| 10 | Leon Zupancic | Feb 15, 2025 | 00:52:39 | 196 W | 2.87 w/kg | 29.58 km/h |
| 11 | Martin Budd | Jan 25, 2022 | 00:53:04 | 203 W | 2.83 w/kg | 29.35 km/h |
| 12 | Chris Beswick | Dec 31, 2023 | 00:53:46 | 210 W | 2.88 w/kg | 28.96 km/h |
| 13 | Piotr Ziemiański | Nov 20, 2023 | 00:53:55 | 208 W | 2.63 w/kg | 28.88 km/h |
| 14 | Raf Van Grieken | Oct 23, 2023 | 00:54:24 | 200 W | 2.50 w/kg | 28.63 km/h |
| 15 | Andrew Fawcett | Oct 25, 2023 | 00:54:25 | 232 W | 2.64 w/kg | 28.62 km/h |
| 16 | Indalecio Lekerika | Mar 03, 2024 | 00:54:28 | 173 W | 3.26 w/kg | 28.59 km/h |
| 17 | Quentin Hautot | Dec 04, 2023 | 00:54:33 | 197 W | 2.98 w/kg | 28.55 km/h |
| 18 | Rene van Leeuwen | Apr 16, 2024 | 00:54:44 | 200 W | 2.41 w/kg | 28.45 km/h |
| 19 | William Santens | Sep 14, 2024 | 00:54:50 | 191 W | 2.55 w/kg | 28.40 km/h |
| 20 | Rikard Persson | Dec 12, 2023 | 00:54:59 | 196 W | 2.72 w/kg | 28.32 km/h |
| 21 | Matej Pirnat | Nov 30, 2023 | 00:55:36 | 198 W | 2.64 w/kg | 28.01 km/h |
| 22 | Roman Mospan | Jan 29, 2025 | 00:55:37 | 198 W | 2.64 w/kg | 28.00 km/h |
| 23 | David Dos Santos Rodrigues | Feb 22, 2025 | 00:55:37 | 165 W | 2.66 w/kg | 28.00 km/h |
| 24 | Sebastiaan de Graaf | Jan 24, 2024 | 00:55:48 | 214 W | 2.30 w/kg | 27.91 km/h |
| 25 | J F | Feb 18, 2025 | 00:55:54 | 201 W | 2.28 w/kg | 27.86 km/h |
| 26 | Jan Theron | Jan 29, 2024 | 00:55:55 | 181 W | 2.59 w/kg | 27.85 km/h |
| 27 | DANIEL ALLIENNE | Nov 02, 2023 | 00:56:06 | 187 W | 2.60 w/kg | 27.76 km/h |
| 28 | Lukasz Pilny | Dec 29, 2024 | 00:56:10 | 194 W | 2.55 w/kg | 27.73 km/h |
| 29 | Christopher Epo | Sep 13, 2023 | 00:56:25 | 192 W | 2.23 w/kg | 27.60 km/h |
| 30 | Flaviu Bozga | Jan 31, 2024 | 00:56:34 | 188 W | 2.51 w/kg | 27.53 km/h |
| 31 | Ulrik Haldrup | Nov 15, 2024 | 00:56:37 | 195 W | 2.60 w/kg | 27.51 km/h |
| 32 | jeanette peterson | Mar 07, 2024 | 00:56:46 | 163 W | 2.70 w/kg | 27.43 km/h |
| 33 | Fabio Zanirato | Sep 26, 2023 | 00:56:55 | 168 W | 3.00 w/kg | 27.36 km/h |
| 34 | Ron Peterson | Mar 03, 2024 | 00:56:59 | 198 W | 2.23 w/kg | 27.33 km/h |
| 35 | Reinout Hesselink | Sep 13, 2023 | 00:57:00 | 177 W | 2.30 w/kg | 27.32 km/h |
| 36 | Ian Clark | Dec 28, 2023 | 00:57:34 | 180 W | 2.65 w/kg | 27.05 km/h |
| 37 | Eva Klusoňová | Feb 09, 2024 | 00:58:04 | 173 W | 2.31 w/kg | 26.82 km/h |
| 38 | Stefan Baar | Feb 14, 2024 | 00:58:04 | 179 W | 2.08 w/kg | 26.82 km/h |
| 39 | Marc Schmerder | Sep 08, 2023 | 00:58:23 | 172 W | 2.23 w/kg | 26.67 km/h |
| 40 | Gino Pino | Feb 13, 2025 | 00:58:24 | 155 W | 2.38 w/kg | 26.67 km/h |
| 41 | Matthieu Bourgois | Nov 13, 2023 | 00:58:26 | 169 W | 2.25 w/kg | 26.65 km/h |
| 42 | Mark Rose | Feb 16, 2024 | 00:58:27 | 191 W | 2.22 w/kg | 26.64 km/h |
| 43 | Rémy Jouanne | Sep 10, 2023 | 00:58:36 | 162 W | 2.61 w/kg | 26.58 km/h |
| 44 | Robert Rheault | Nov 08, 2023 | 00:58:52 | 165 W | 2.54 w/kg | 26.45 km/h |
| 45 | R VB | Oct 23, 2023 | 00:59:02 | 186 W | 2.19 w/kg | 26.38 km/h |
| 46 | Peter Hasperhoven | Mar 11, 2026 | 00:59:05 | 180 W | 2.25 w/kg | 26.36 km/h |
| 47 | Paul Shields | Nov 13, 2023 | 00:59:15 | 168 W | 2.15 w/kg | 26.28 km/h |
| 48 | JJosef Kluson | Sep 21, 2023 | 00:59:18 | 159 W | 2.12 w/kg | 26.26 km/h |
| 49 | J Lee Wamble | Dec 31, 2024 | 00:59:52 | 171 W | 2.29 w/kg | 26.01 km/h |
| 50 | Ruhland Philippe | Oct 01, 2023 | 01:00:05 | 175 W | 2.30 w/kg | 25.92 km/h |
| 51 | Matthias Schlaffer | Jan 29, 2025 | 01:00:10 | 167 W | 2.20 w/kg | 25.88 km/h |
| 52 | Rainer Ertl | Nov 04, 2023 | 01:00:12 | 165 W | 2.20 w/kg | 25.87 km/h |
| 53 | Stephen Gunn | Sep 11, 2023 | 01:00:52 | 152 W | 2.33 w/kg | 25.59 km/h |
| 54 | Saskia van Zijp | Feb 12, 2023 | 01:01:00 | 143 W | 2.17 w/kg | 25.53 km/h |
| 55 | Ron Keshtacher | Sep 14, 2023 | 01:01:17 | 174 W | 2.02 w/kg | 25.41 km/h |
| 56 | Paul Smith | Jan 02, 2024 | 01:01:45 | 161 W | 2.15 w/kg | 25.22 km/h |
| 57 | Hennie Dekker | Jan 14, 2024 | 01:02:14 | 156 W | 1.97 w/kg | 25.02 km/h |
| 58 | Mike 8008 | Dec 11, 2023 | 01:02:16 | 176 W | 2.10 w/kg | 25.01 km/h |
| 59 | Andreas A. | Sep 17, 2023 | 01:02:23 | 181 W | 1.97 w/kg | 24.96 km/h |
| 60 | Jos Carboex | Oct 18, 2023 | 01:03:05 | 156 W | 2.08 w/kg | 24.69 km/h |
| 61 | David Fuller | Oct 29, 2023 | 01:03:20 | 155 W | 2.07 w/kg | 24.59 km/h |
| 62 | Remco de Vries | Sep 20, 2023 | 01:03:28 | 136 W | 1.92 w/kg | 24.54 km/h |
| 63 | K F | Feb 17, 2025 | 01:03:33 | 140 W | 2.22 w/kg | 24.51 km/h |
| 64 | Daniel 1975 | Mar 14, 2024 | 01:03:42 | 147 W | 1.79 w/kg | 24.45 km/h |
| 65 | Leonie Viterbo | Oct 28, 2023 | 01:03:53 | 149 W | 1.94 w/kg | 24.38 km/h |
| 66 | Artur Chmielewski | Jan 31, 2022 | 01:04:04 | 132 W | 2.32 w/kg | 24.31 km/h |
| 67 | Markus Albert | Mar 17, 2022 | 01:04:21 | 151 W | 1.68 w/kg | 24.20 km/h |
| 68 | Dorus De Leeuw | Oct 24, 2023 | 01:04:21 | 151 W | 1.78 w/kg | 24.20 km/h |
| 69 | rudi willen | Mar 12, 2026 | 01:04:27 | 159 W | 1.62 w/kg | 24.16 km/h |
| 70 | Dimitrios N Servis | Nov 03, 2023 | 01:04:55 | 145 W | 1.81 w/kg | 23.99 km/h |
| 71 | Hans Couvreur | Sep 13, 2023 | 01:05:03 | 146 W | 1.78 w/kg | 23.94 km/h |
| 72 | Maurizio Gaudino | Sep 12, 2023 | 01:05:59 | 139 W | 1.85 w/kg | 23.60 km/h |
| 73 | Peter Muris | Nov 18, 2023 | 01:05:59 | 135 W | 1.73 w/kg | 23.60 km/h |
| 74 | Justi | Nov 06, 2023 | 01:06:09 | 179 W | 1.79 w/kg | 23.54 km/h |
| 75 | Dru Dixon | Oct 04, 2023 | 01:06:30 | 131 W | 1.94 w/kg | 23.42 km/h |
| 76 | Graham Lowe | Sep 18, 2023 | 01:07:10 | 142 W | 1.79 w/kg | 23.19 km/h |
| 77 | Frantxoa A | Nov 06, 2023 | 01:08:10 | 151 W | 1.96 w/kg | 22.85 km/h |
| 78 | Audrey Schmidt | Sep 13, 2023 | 01:08:28 | 134 W | 1.97 w/kg | 22.75 km/h |
| 79 | Britta Koch | Jan 17, 2024 | 01:08:40 | 166 W | 1.54 w/kg | 22.68 km/h |
| 80 | John Savill | Sep 11, 2023 | 01:08:56 | 139 W | 1.70 w/kg | 22.59 km/h |
| 81 | Allan Rancier | Nov 16, 2023 | 01:09:29 | 143 W | 1.79 w/kg | 22.41 km/h |
| 82 | Friedhelm Fischer | Nov 27, 2023 | 01:10:24 | 162 W | 1.45 w/kg | 22.12 km/h |
| 83 | Karin Bruckner | Jan 13, 2024 | 01:10:40 | 104 W | 1.89 w/kg | 22.04 km/h |
| 84 | Jozef Ceginik | Nov 16, 2023 | 01:11:32 | 124 W | 1.59 w/kg | 21.77 km/h |
| 85 | Konrad Arnold | Sep 14, 2024 | 01:12:09 | 118 W | 1.69 w/kg | 21.58 km/h |
| 86 | Ursula Schwarz | Nov 01, 2023 | 01:12:13 | 108 W | 1.89 w/kg | 21.56 km/h |
| 87 | W van Koetsveld | Apr 11, 2024 | 01:12:55 | 114 W | 1.52 w/kg | 21.36 km/h |
| 88 | Sylwia Jędrzkiewicz | Nov 09, 2023 | 01:17:28 | 87 W | 1.74 w/kg | 20.10 km/h |
| 89 | Hans Petiet | Jan 22, 2022 | 01:18:13 | 100 W | 1.25 w/kg | 19.91 km/h |
| 90 | Joseph | Dec 18, 2025 | 01:18:13 | 106 W | 1.41 w/kg | 19.91 km/h |
| 91 | Edward Redfoot | Sep 09, 2023 | 01:19:15 | 101 W | 1.44 w/kg | 19.65 km/h |
| 92 | A.L. | Dec 22, 2023 | 01:19:46 | 100 W | 1.52 w/kg | 19.52 km/h |
| 93 | Michael B 1947 | Oct 07, 2023 | 01:23:26 | 105 W | 1.40 w/kg | 18.67 km/h |
| 94 | Michael Gibbons | Jan 15, 2024 | 01:24:13 | 91 W | 1.39 w/kg | 18.49 km/h |
| 95 | Henk Hanssen | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:24:13 | 108 W | 1.27 w/kg | 18.49 km/h |
| 96 | Jean-Claude Tondini | Feb 24, 2024 | 01:37:34 | 71 W | 0.95 w/kg | 15.96 km/h |
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