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3:44pm 10-21-2007Siohan François
Name of your favourite climbs
1. The ones I have not done yet 2. Grosse Scheidegg from Rosenluital 3. Galibier, Izoard tied 4. Timmelsjoch south 5. La Cumbre (4653m), Bolivia, both sides- Ask me another day and the answers will be different. The highest paved road climb is definitely not ih hawaii. I can think of at least 2 higher paved climbs from sea level: - Pico Veleta (Spain) from Motril. 0 to 3400 m - Chile-Bolivia border at Hito Tambo Quemado - 4667m - from Arica or (Tacna junction) at sea level. 0 to 4450 m over 151 km
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3:44pm 10-21-2007Peter Miskelly
Name of your favourite climbs
Steepest hill UK:Harlech castle in Harlech, Wales- It's not the longest, being only about half a mile, but it is signposted at 45% which is 1 in 2.5 it's the road at the back of Harlech castle in Harlech, Wales. I've ridden up it in order to tick that box. I was trying out my mountain tamer which turned my triple into a quad and I used 20T X 28T on a mountain bike.
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3:44pm 10-21-2007Frédéric Pardé
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Sella di Monte Zoncolan da Ovaro, Friuli-Giulia, Italia 2.Molltaler gletscher strasse (Weissee), Carintia, Austria 3.Thurner Zettersfeld strasse, Carintia, Austria 4.Koralpen, Carintia, Austria 5.Port de Larrau, Pyrénées, France- Monte Zoncolan is certainly the toughest paved climb on earth. Try the austrian climbs : they are much tougher than anything you've climbed before ! Those who rode them understand what I am saying... Try them. In fact the best climbs are mostly small forgotten roads.
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3:43pm 10-21-2007Daniel Ryan
Name of your favourite climbs
1.The Hawes! 2.Col. De Galibier 3.Alpe Du Huez- This one is a mighty killer! Small road out of Gayle near Hawes in the Dales. Starts with a 1 in 6 section, not too long. Climbs for about a mile at a gradient of about 5% but the worst bit is you can see the road way out in front of u getting steeper. Near the top the road increases to 25% which after the previous climb is a killer! Then the road levels out but about half a mile ahead is a final section at 20% which saps all your energy. It is worth the climb though as there are great views and a thrilling descent to hammer down
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3:43pm 10-21-2007Appleblossom Art
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Sella Ring- Excellent! Too many climbs, too little time.
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3:43pm 10-21-2007Michal
Name of your favourite climbs
.Rif. Auronzo (I) 2.Edelweisspitze (A) 3.Sella Ring (I) 4.Furka Pass (CH) 5.Spalona (PL)- Really interesting site. Unfortunatelly in my country there is no climb longer than 20-22 km :-(. Hapily we have many short climbs with difference in altitude ranging 400-800 m. The biggest paved climb in Poland is a pass - Przel. Odrodzenie, (from Jelenia Gora - 300 m a.s.l.to Odrodzenie 1248 m a.s.l.) - 950 m of altitude gain. Tarmaced 100% but only once - many years ago. Last 3.7 km with an average gradient 14%. The road continues to Czech Republic, dropping down deep valley with gradients as low as 5-8%.
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3:42pm 10-21-2007cirstoiu cezar
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Zoncolan 2.Angliurou(Gamonal) 3.Alpe D'huez 4.Mortirolo 5.Mont Ventoux
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3:42pm 10-21-2007Daniele Puccinelli
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Grosse Scheidegg, Switzerland (BE) 2.San Pellegrino Pass, Italy (LU-MO) 3.Sankt Gotthard Pass (Via Tremola), Switzerland (TI-UR) 4.Col du Mont-Cenis, Italy-France 5.Albula Pass, Switzerland (GR)- You should really bike up Grosse Scheidegg Pass in Berner Oberland if you haven't done so yet!!! San Pellegrino Pass is a brutal climb across the Italian Appennines with crazy slopes (18%) that you guys should seriously consider tackling. And don't forget Via Tremola, the cobblestones road with almost no traffic from Airolo, TI to Sankt Gotthard. Beautiful Col du Mont-Cenis is a sentimental choice, I ended up there in the dark...that was thrilling!!! Albula Pass is a hell of a climb, with plenty of merciless switchblades and very little traffic. But also: Col d'Agnel (I-F), Col de la Bonette (F), Col du Champ (F), Colle S.Carlo (I-Aosta Valley), Colle Fauniera in North-Western Italy, Col du Galibier & Col de l'Iseran (F), la Croix de Fer from Bourg d'Oisans,... You may wanna try this: start in Olivone, TI, Switzerland early in the morning, climb up to Lukmanier Pass, down to Disentis (GR), left to Oberalppass, down to Andermatt (UR) and over to crazy Furkapass, down to Gletch and right over to 5 km of nasty but breathtaking hairpin bends that will get you to Grimselpass, where you should consider stopping for the night!!! One more tip: there're some amazing climbs in Western Liguria (NW Italy), in the SV and IM provinces. Check out Teglia pass, Melogno Pass, or Langan Pass just to name a few. And most appenninic roads (S.Pellegrino is one of them) are truly unique: Lagastrello Pass (MS-PR), Cerreto pass (MS-RE), Pradarena Pass (LU-RE, AMAZING in the winter!), and yes, wild Tomarlo Pass (PR-GE).
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3:41pm 10-21-2007Jered Gruber
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Mt. Evans via Idaho Springs(Colorado) 2.Brasstown Bald (Georgia) 3.Battle Mountain (Colorado) 4.Shadow Mountain (Colorado) 5.Squaw Pass via Witter Gulch (Colorado)-
I haven't done too many international climbs, well, none really, I just thought it was a bit interesting how Mt. Evans was so completely neglected. A truly wonderful climb that begins at about 7000 feet in either Idaho Springs or Bergen Park and ascends to over 14,000 feet. Truly spectacular climb, the views are astounding. The climb isn't that hard, the last 5 miles gets a bit strenuous, but still nothing crazy, max of about 12 to 13 percent I think.
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in Georgia and also probably the hardest climb, a lovely 5 km at an average of about 13 percent I think. A really tough climb, but amazing views, especially in the fall.
Battle Mountain is a pretty short climb over the famous Copper Triangle, but it is blessed with some wonderful scenery. Shadow Mountain is kind of a shameless plug, as it is my home in Colorado, but still a lovely climb from Evergreen up into the mountains. Quite steep at the end, but still, a lovely, quiet climb, especially in the evenings.
The Witter Gulch climb is absolutely amazing, it's only partly paved, and the steepest part is on the dirt section. Heavily switchbacked over the last few miles, but beautiful.
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3:41pm 10-21-2007Anthony spurgeon
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Gavia 2.Stelvio 3.Mont de velo 4.alpe d'huez- I think the gavia pass in italy was the best climb I've done in the world The weather change on the day had something to do with my choice midle of summer start this climb 30 degrees and at the top there was hail and rain and thunder and we had to desend down a road with no safety barriers now thats what i call fun
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3:40pm 10-21-2007Jim Triskett
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Little Cottonwood Canyon
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3:40pm 10-21-2007Dennis Waterman
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Collade des Roques Blanches (France, pyrenees) 2.Collado de Pico Veleta (Spain, Sierra Nevada) 3.Mont Ventoux (France, Provence) 4.Gap of Dunloe (Ireland) 5.Dovrefjell (Norway, south from Trondheim)- Scenery is far more important to me than whether the climb is famous or not. In a few weeks I hope to climb Port de Aula in the Pyrenees, some people claim it should be in anyone's top 5 so I'm anxious...
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3:40pm 10-21-2007Dave
Name of your favourite climbs
1.Lanberis Pass 2.A38 up to Bristol airport 3.from bethgellert to the peny pass car park snowdon 4.up to halech castle 5.from lake vernwy back to bala- Non are really that hard just nice scenic climbs (except the A38 which is just a complete shit of a hill (did it on a mountain bike with fully loaded paniers in the rain at the end of a 98 mile ride from Devon, never again). Planning on doing Alpe Duez and Mont ventoux next year 2004 any one got any tips for sucsess?
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3:39pm 10-21-2007Joan
Name of your favourite climbs
I'll add the col d'IZOARD to my fav ones : le passage à la Casse déserte est incroyable. En plein mythe !!!- Fins aviat a l'Etape du Tour 2003 (Pau-Bayonne).
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3:39pm 10-21-2007tijl vandecasteele
Name of your favourite climbs
1.passo gavia ( from P.di legno) 2.passo nigra (dolomites) 3.colle dell agnello 4.col de la bonette 5.col du parpaillon- On must certainly try the unpaved French pass the Parpaillon; Its a real pleasure to ride this pass between Embrun and Jausiers