Big Ride: Land of the green giants on the Lagos de Covadonga
This ride in northern Spain twins two great climbs – one a little-known gem, the other a Vuelta classic
Vuelta rides
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 ...
Big Ride: A grande day out in Asturias, Spain
On the southern edge of Asturias in northern Spain sits a small town surrounded by big climbs…
Big Ride: The divine gorge in the Picos de Europa
Cyclist takes on a spectacular route that dives into the heart of the Picos de Europa mountain range in northern ...
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 ...
Big Ride: Pain in Spain on the Angliru
There are climbs that hurt, and climbs that take you to a new world of suffering. And then there’s the ...
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 ...
Big Ride: Different worlds in Spain’s Cantabrian Mountains
Cyclist heads to Asturias for a ride that connects the lush forests of ‘Green Spain’ with the dry plains of ...
Big Ride: Way down south in Cadiz
At the southernmost tip of mainland Europe you’ll find Cadiz in Spain, where the sun shines, the grass is green ...
Big Ride: A fistful of bar tape on the Velefique
In a land arid enough to pass itself off as the Wild West frontier, we discover the Alpe d’Huez of ...
