Road Cycling: Hardest climb in the Alps? - 1,586 m. (5,204 ft)

Thu, 14 July 2016

Technical

Minimum altitude: 194 meters

Distance: 41.1 km

Slope Aspect: North-East

Vertical Climbed: 1,721 meters (5,647 feet)

Vertical Descended: 1,722 meters

Rating: 5

Description

A return to the Rossombolmo climb. This time with a 34x32 gearing and a lighter bike. I climbed all the way up to the ex-sheep farm at the summit. The final kms on a steep but curiously well surfaced road. A local told me the EU had invested in the road and sheep farm but there is no water and the whole thing was pointless and shut down. The climb too 1h36, not too bad, for a total of 1372 meters. At the top you can climb up a ridge to get a better view of the valley.

Conditions

Warm and sunny

Route


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