Classic climb: Cap de Formentor, a bucket list climb
It’s not long, it’s not hard, it’s not high, but it’s a memorable climb nonetheless
Classic Climbs
Classic climb: Vallter 2000, the climb that sounds like a rollercoaster in a 1980s theme park
This Catalunyan work of natural beauty is fast becoming a modern classic
Classic climb: Rocacorba, the most celebrated climb never used in a pro race
Why this climb is such a favourite for the pros despite never featuring in a Grand Tour
Classic climb: Alto de l’Angliru, a climb that has broken amateurs and pros alike
In northern Spain is a climb of such savagery it has reduced pros to walking. Cyclist feels the sting of ...
Classic climb: Pico de Veleta, the highest paved road in Europe
Conquering Europe’s highest paved road is a war of attrition
Classic Climb: Sa Calobra, the Strava KOM everyone wants
Smooth, sinuous and sun-drenched – no road is as tailor-made for cyclists as the legendary Sa Calobra on the island ...
Classic climb: Colláu Fancuaya, the greatest Vuelta climb you haven’t seen
Words Will Strickson Photography Patrik Lundin Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jay Vine was heading for his second Grand Tour stage win in just three days, but ...
Classic climb: Alto de Velefique, an epic climb without the usual hordes
It has the length, the height and the hairpins, yet this climb in southern Spain remains wonderfully off the beaten ...
