The Mountain Level expresses the "Mountain difficulty" of a race, on scale from 0 to 12.
If a race has a Mountain Level close to 12, it means that the ratio between vertical gain and overall distance is high. (i.e : 40km /4000m+ vertical gain)
Oppositely, if a race has a low mountain level, it means that the vertical gain compared to the global distance is quite low. (i.e: 40km / 200m+ vertical gain)
To be calculated, the Mountain Level takes into account the ratio between vertical gain and overall distance.
It also looks at the average race altitude, the longest vertical ascent) This parameter is automatically calculated the same way for all the races.
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