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Stelvio from Prato: 48 hairpins, 25 km, and how to pace them
The longest sustained climb most riders will ever do. How the valley, the forest and the wall above Franzenshöhe ride, how to pace two hours of it — and the GPX to ride it on your trainer first.
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Grimsel Pass from Innertkirchen: 27 km of steps, gorges and lakes
The Grimsel's north side, part by part: the stepped start, the hard block after 16 km, the reservoirs at the top, and how to pace a long Swiss pass.
The Tremola: Gotthard's cobbled hairpins at a steady 7%
The old road from Airolo to the Gotthard Pass: an even climb with five cobbled kilometres at the top, how to ride the stones, and why it is the cyclists' way over.
Kitzbüheler Horn: 7 km at 12.5%, with no rest at all
The climb Kitzbühel calls Austria's steepest bike mountain: the toll gate, the 22% kilometre above the Goinger Alm, and the gearing you need to get up it.
Grossglockner from Fusch: 13 km near 10% to the Fuscher Törl
Austria's High Alpine Road from the north: where the climb really starts, how to pace an hour at nearly 10% at altitude, and the road's own rules for cyclists.
Mur de Huy: 1.3 km, 9.6%, and how to pace it
The finish climb of La Flèche Wallonne: why the gentle start is the trap, how to pace a few minutes flat out, and its place in the race's history.
Koppenberg, Kwaremont, Paterberg: the Flanders finale in 27 km
A short loop from Oudenaarde over the three bergs that decide the Tour of Flanders, with the real gradients and how to ride the cobbles without walking.
Teide from La Orotava: 27 km at 6% to 2,030 m
The long north-side climb into Teide National Park: the tourist board's checkpoints, how to pace two hours at altitude, and the loop over Izaña.
Sa Calobra: descend first, then 10 km at a steady 7%
Mallorca's most famous climb, kilometre by kilometre: how to take the descent, pace the even 7% back up to the Coll dels Reis, and when to go.
Lagos de Covadonga: La Huesera, two lakes and the Vuelta's classic finish
The climb from Covadonga to Lakes Enol and Ercina section by section, how to pace La Huesera, and why summer is a good time to ride it: cars are restricted, bicycles are not.
Angliru: 6 km at over 13% and how to get up them
The Vuelta's legendary climb from La Vega de Riosa: an ordinary first half, then Les Cabanes, La Cueña les Cabres and the final ramps, with gearing, pacing and descent advice.
Grand Colombier from Culoz: two steep halves and one breather
The Culoz side of the Grand Colombier: the hot bends above the vineyards, the 3% breather, the forest and the top, plus the Saturday car-free days and the other three sides.
La Planche des Belles Filles: 6 km, six Tour finishes and a wall at the end
The short, steep Vosges climb from Plancher-les-Mines: how it is built, how to pace a hard 20–40 minute effort, the gravel Super Planche and the Tour finishes since 2012.
Col de Peyresourde from Luchon: 13.7 km to pace like a threshold test
The Peyresourde from Luchon is one of the most even big climbs in the Pyrenees. Here is how it is built, how to ride it as one steady hour, and how to fit it into a week in Luchon.
Col d'Aubisque from Laruns: an easy start and 10 hard kilometres
The Aubisque from Laruns section by section, from the forest road to Eaux-Bonnes to the 8.5% climb past Gourette, with pacing, gearing, the car-free morning and the season.
Cime de la Bonette: 24 km from Jausiers to France's highest road
How the long, even climb from Jausiers is built, why the 12% summit loop catches people out, and how to ride and prepare for a climb that ends at 2,802 m.
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