Known colloquially as Alpe de Lake Zurich due to a spontaneous KOM competition between local pros, this climb comes in two parts. The first takes you up from Lake Zurich by farm houses through wide-open pastures to a forested plateau, with a kicker just before the respite. The real test starts when the plateau ends, with another 5.4 km at an average of 9%, taking in stunning views as you meander through a number of switchbacks, before finally arriving at the pass.