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Ascent to Altu L'Angliru

Ascent to Altu L'Angliru

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Ascent to Altu L'Angliru

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Location: Riosa, Mieres, Asturias, Spain

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Javier MP

June 26, 2025

Road cycling

If you want to reach the top, start by saving your strength. And if you have to put a foot down, do so; it's no disgrace. With a 12-kilometer route, 1258 meters of elevation gain, a first half with an incline of around 8% and a second half with an average of 13% and ramps over 22%, it is considered one of the toughest climbs in Europe. And watch out for the descent: if it's wet, it's very dangerous, and if it's dry, rim brakes could overheat the rims too much.

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Sebastian Kowalke

August 26, 2019

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12 kilometers and 1258 meters of altitude make the ascent to Angliru a legendary challenge in road cycling. In the first half, you can warm up with a gradient of around 8 percent, while in the second half, you can expect an average of 13 percent – with two ramps over 20 percent. It's no shame if you have to get off the saddle here.

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Cyclist Magazine

April 11, 2022

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On the steepest sections it feels like the kind of all-out, knee-popping effort you might exert on a leg press machine in the gym. Pedal stroke after slow pedal stroke, I can feel the bike accelerate and then decelerate almost to a standstill in direct relation to the position of the cranks. Some of the hairpin apexes are obscenely steep, to the point where surely you would
flip over backwards if you chose the wrong line

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