User:MrStarford/Col Du Ned

Col Du Ned

Distance: 0.4 miles

Average Grade: 2%

Lowest Elevation: 215ft

Highest Elevation: 262ft

Elevation Difference: 47ft

Located in South Northumberland, England, the Col Du Ned, is the name of a ride segment created within the Strava GPS fitness tracking application. Totalling 0.4miles in length, the segment passes in an easterly direction along the B1331 from a point near its junction with the A192, up into the village of Nedderton, where it terminates at a point to the east of the junction with North Farm. Whilst the first half of the segment is relatively flat, it is the second half that brings a challenge to cyclists as the sudden incline rises from 0.4% up to 60.7% gradient at its steepest point. Although it is not known who created the segment, it is assumed that the name makes reference to the more famous mountain passes that feature on professional cycle races such as the Tour de France.

At the time of writing, the stats on the Strava app show that there have been 4052 attempts of the segment, by 632 different people.

In recent years, Col Du Ned has been used twice in professional cycle racing, when the Tour of Britain passed through Nedderton village, firstly in 2008 (stage 6) and again in 2009 (stage 2) went from Darlington to Newcastle Gateshead.

Such is the popularity of the challenge presented to cyclists by the Col Du Ned, in July 2014 a group of local cyclists have commissioned custom cycling tops bearing the name, "Velo Col Du Ned", with red & yellow striping to reflect the Northumbrian flag