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With its unrelenting gradient, 29 hairpins and disarming beauty, it’s a wonder the Passo Giau doesn’t have more of a Grand Tour heritage
The highest col in the Alps has had surprisingly few visits from the Tour, but it was pivotal when the peloton attacked its slopes in 2019
Why the Tourmalet’s rugged and historic next door neighbour deserves its own place in the spotlight
Beautiful yet daunting, the Gavia secured its notoriety on one brutal day at the Giro d’Italia in 1988
It may be only a fraction over 1km long, but the Mur de Huy in Belgium has crushed the will of many a cyclist – pro and amateur alike
The Col de la Croix de Fer is often overlooked in favour of its Alpine neighbours – which is a big mistake
Straddling the France-Italy border, steeped in history and soaring to 2,744m, it’s odd that the Col Agnel isn’t more celebrated
Is it Europe’s highest pass or isn’t it? You’ll have plenty of time to decide as you ascend the mighty Bonette
With two Slovenians on the Tour de France podium, it seems only fair to offer two climbs in Slovenia that make for one epic ascent
The on-off darling of the Tour of Flanders, the Muur packs a lot of history into its 1km of length
It may look benign – even its name seems quite inviting – but the Col de la Madeleine in the French Alps is not to be trifled with
Famed for its 8km of gravel towards the summit, the Finestre in northwest Italy provides a memorable challenge
It has the beauty, the heritage and the hairpins… lots of hairpins. This makes the Stelvio the greatest climb of them all
The south of Spain proves to be the perfect place to escape the noise and bustle of everyday life and focus on just riding a bike
So steep it reduces pros to a crawl, the Zoncolan in northeast Italy is a true monster of a climb
In northern Spain is a climb of such savagery it has reduced pros to walking. Cyclist feels the sting of its 20% slopes
The scene of one of cycling’s most infamous moments, the Port de Balès in the French Pyrenees may look cuddly but it has a vicious bite
Few climbs look like the Izoard or can match its place in Tour de France folklore. This is one to savour every metre of ascent
It’s the HC climb the Tour has visited more than any other and will visit as a summit finish Saturday
With a name to strike fear into the hearts of even pro cyclists, the Mortirolo is a favourite test piece of the Giro d’Italia
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