3:50pm 10-21-2007

Crt Sojar Voglar

Name of your favourite climbs

Vrsic

If anybody would come to Slovenia to do some cycling tours, (s)he should not miss the greatest, the most mythical Slovenian climb, Vrsic. It has the same value in Slovenia as, for example, the French worship to Alpe d'Huez. The climb is around 10 km long, averages about 7.5%, with some dreadful 14-17% sections in the middle and upper slopes. Small gears recommended. Take time to view beautiful scenery and nature.

3:50pm 10-21-2007

Scott

Name of your favourite climbs

1. Karakoram Pass (between China and Pakistan)

This is one of the all time classics! It is better to have a touring bike or preferably a mountain bike, as the road can be rough in places.. You can buy a bike in Kashgar (China), and sell it for the same price in Pakistan, making logistics easy.. High point is around 14,000 feet. It's gorgeous!

3:50pm 10-21-2007

Steve Hughes

Name of your favourite climbs

1."The Hill" - Heckman Pass, BC, Canada 2.Richardson Pass - Yukon, NWT border, Canada 3.White Pass - Skagway, Alaska 4.Hai Van Pass, Vietnam 5.Top of the World - Alaska/Yukon border near Dawson

All good climbs, however "The Hill" is special. 30km climb of 4000-4500 ft. Loose gravel, around 18% at times, switchbacks, bears, crazy weather, viewpoints and all in a largely isolated wilderness.

3:49pm 10-21-2007

Jeremy Braund

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Col Dei Morti,Val Grana,Italian Maritime Alps 2.Col De Verghio,Corsica 3.Col De Turini,French Maritime Alps 4.The Tourmalet 5.Col Saint Martin,French Maritime Alps

Your correspondants seem to stick to the mainstream. Get the maps out ,use the imagination!My number one is used on the Giro.It is 2400+ mtrs.It has a brand new statue of Pantini at the summit.Carved out of stone climbing uphill on his bike.Go there ,pay homage.There are 3 ways up,good quiet roads, fantastic scenery .I went from Val Maira,brilliant. My number 2 starts from the perfect beach at Porto & winds up through gourges & Hazel Woods to 1400+mtrs.Turn round,head down & be swimming in the warm Mediterranean sea looking back at the mountain. Number 3 is really overlooked.1604 mtrs from 600 on the Vesubie side in 12 ks.Not huge but quality with a wild descent backto the same valley to the south.Close enough to Nice to have been climbed by Armstrong a 100 times.

3:49pm 10-21-2007

Ted Ryan

Name of your favourite climbs

1. Old Fall River Rd. in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2. East Portal Rd. in Black Canyon National Park, Colorado 3. Rte. 487 at Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania

1. In July 2004 I rode from Estes Park (elev. 7250') to the alpine visitor center at 11,700' in Rocky Mountain National Park. I did NOT ride up Trail Ridge Road but rather the unpaved Old Fall River Road. It is uphill for 9 miles. Even in July the summit was 44 degrees with 25 degree wind chill. The reward near the top was 50 mph wind gusts and oxygen starvation for someone like me who lives near sea level. 2. East Portal Road is only 5 miles long, but 3 of those miles are 16%. I used my 32x23 and crawled up at just under 4mph. I felt pathetic but I was glad to finish! 3. Rte. 487 is 2 miles at 18%. I did it in 42x26 and couldn't sustain it, had to zig zag.

3:48pm 10-21-2007

richard parnaby

Name of your favourite climbs

1west gate horror near stanope 2.sutton bank north yorkshire 3.crawley side at stanope 4.the bank from stanope upto teesdale

there are loads of banks in weardale that you can put into loops that will tear your legs out & brake your balls, but i'm a saddist so i'll keep going back, another one is garrygill near nenthead especially after doing heartside pass going back to sutton bank its not the bank thats the problem its the car drivers trying to be clever and knocking you off i would like to hear from anyone else who enjoys riding banks in this area.bye for now tight chains, enjoy you're rides.

3:48pm 10-21-2007

WC

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Izoard 2.Ventoux 3.Alpe D'Huez 4.Joux-Plane

This is all ive done so far. I actually didnt get all the way to the top of the Izoard, but i really enjoyed what I did get to climb. This summer i plan on doing some of the Pyrenean climbs.

3:48pm 10-21-2007

Freddy Engelhardt

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Sea of Galilee to Kibbutz Mvoe Hama 450m in 5km, very scenic along border with Jordan 2.Kafr Rame to Beit Ge'an 400m in 4.5km, very scenic 3.Kibbutz Snir to Mt. Hermon upper lift, 1800m in ~ 25km longest in Israel 4.Climb to Kibbutz Tzuba, many steep sections 10%+ through forest in Jerusalem foothills, one of the toughest in Israel 5.

Due to mild weather these climbs can be done throughout the year except for the Hermon climb which is weather dependent from December through March

3:47pm 10-21-2007

Peter Baas

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Pic du Canigou 2.Passo della Stelvio 3.Mont Ventoux 4.Cime de la Bonette 5.Aubisque

The Pic du Canigou is a great climb in the French Pyrenees. The last 16kms (of 26) are unpaved, which makes the climb less suitable for a racing bike. Max grade ammounts 21%. The road is very quiet and the views on the Têt-valley are supurb. From the highest point of the road (2175m) you can walk to the top of the Canigou in about 1,5 hour.

3:47pm 10-21-2007

David Holmberg

Name of your favourite climbs

1. Mt Ventoux (France) 2. Arosio-Gravesano (Switzerland) 3. Alpe de Neggia (Switzerland) 4. Col del Madeleine (Franze) 5. Nufenen Pass (Switzerland)

3:47pm 10-21-2007

ronnie newton

Name of your favourite climbs

1.mam ratagan kintail 2.applecross

after riding over bealach nam ba [applecross] i then took in mam ratagan brutal but brilliant; triple chainset recommended!!

3:46pm 10-21-2007

Arjan Meesterburrie

Name of your favourite climbs

1. Telegraphe/Galibier, Alps, France 2. Bonette, Alps, France 3. Agnel, Alps, France 4. Izoard, Alps, France 5. Croix-de-Fer, Alps, France

3:46pm 10-21-2007

Daniel Ryan

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Col Du Galibier 2.Mont Ventoux 3.Porlock Hill, Devon.

Porlock Hill in Devon is a great climb! Never done it but my grandad who was a keen cyclist in his younger years has told me how nasty it was back then and that was with very few cars on the road!! I think it is a 1 in 3 at its steepest point and has run offs all the way down the climb. There have been many recorded deaths on the hill due to break failures!
Climb out of Hawes in Dales is also a devil and has three seperate steep sections. A 1 in 6 to start, 1 in 4 near the top and a 1 in 5 at the very top. Saps energy from your legs as it is so long!!
happy climbing and don't let the bastad grind you down

3:45pm 10-21-2007

Mark

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Townes pass/Panamint Springs pass Death Valley Cal. 2.Lee Canyon Rd. Mt.Charleston NV. 3.Whitney Portal Rd. Lone Pine Cal. 4.Westgaurd pass(from west side) Big Pine Cal.

I like all of these climbs because they are really long (between 15-20 miles).They all climb four to five thousand feet in elevation.There are no flat spots or "breaks" to speak of.When you go to climb them it is either very,very hot or very,very cold.The scenery is very bleak and desolate,like riding your bike on Mars.It is sometimes difficult to judge the severity of the climb except for the pain in your legs.All average about 6% gradient.I think these are defiitely "HORS" catagory climbs.

3:45pm 10-21-2007

Martin Borsje

Name of your favourite climbs

1.Große Scheidegg from Rosenlaui (CH) 2.Cime de la Bonnette from Jausiers (F) 3.Col de Pontis (S) 4.Grand Saint Bernhard (N) from Sembrancher (S) 5.Izoard (South) (F)

1. superb landscape, magnificent Rosenlaui valley and very steep pieces, no cars 2.simply the highest, long and deserted 3.Crazy! 4.long and a beautyful final piece 5. the landscape of Casa Deserte

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