Killing Monte Zoncolan

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge 2014

More challenges to come. Team (J & M) heading to Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge on April 26, 2014.

276 km + 5200m of elevation gain, including

Côte du Rosier: 4500m - 5,7%

Côte de La Redoute: 2100m - 9,7%

Col du Maquisard: 3000m - 5,1%

Côte de St. Nicolas: 1000m - 7,6%

(+ watching the 100th edition of The Liège-Bastogne-Liège (La Doyenne) - the oldest of the modern monuments, on April 27, 2014)

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Trying to brake one hour

How tough is it to make the ascent under one hour? Click here for a nice Zoncolan story by George Mallory:

Sunday, December 22, 2013

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

New Monte Zoncolan attack in 2014

Team Zoncolan returns to the magnificent Zoncolan in May 2014!

Once again we will follow the Giro 2014 on May 29-31 on-site. We will watch the pack climbing up the Zoncolan on May 31st. And - of course - we will cycle the ascent again.

More information will follow. Deeper reports from our Giro-trip 2013 will follow soon, i.e. our comments and photos from snowy Ponte di Legno (stage cancelled) and from our climb to Passo del Mortirolo.

18th stage: 29 May
Belluno - Rifugio Panarotta (Vallesugana), 171 km
(mountain stage, ascent finish)

19th stage: 30 May
Bassano del Grappa - Cima Grappa, 26.8 km

(individual time trial, serious ascent all the way)

20th stage: 31 May
Maniago - Monte Zoncolan, 167 km
(mountain stage, serious ascent finish)

Zoncolan May 24th 2012 (photo: umknown Italian friend)

Monday, June 4, 2012