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)

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:

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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)