The HARDEST Cycling Climb In Europe | The Angliru

The Alto de l'Angliru is one of cycling's hardest and most iconic climbs, sending fear through the very best riders in professional cycling. At 13km long with an average gradient of 9.3%, this climb is a force to be reckoned with. Conor talks you through the best way to tackle this climb, alongside alternative routes, how to get there and places to stop along the way!

00:00 Intro
00:48 Key facts
03:15 How to get there
04:39 The summit
05:39 When to ride
06:47 Equipment
07:45 Cafe stops
08:18 History

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[JoseMariaMenendez-Torre]

Asturias airport (OVD) is the best choice if flying in. 30min from Oviedo and direct links to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels … definitely plan it in summer as in winter there’s typically snow or at least it is too slippery to ride. “Enjoy” the climb!

[goodcompanycoffee]

Love these types of videos to inspire us for our next bike trip. Great research and logistical info Connor.

[fotmheki]

Love that kind of videos!
Packed with enough infos to address the basic to approach both the climb and the trip to get there. Hope you will be filming others like this one 👀

[mattszrejter]

Excellent video! I loved the format of how the info was delivered in those segments. I would like to see more videos like this about other popular cycling destinations not only climbs. Thanks GCN Team! 😊

[LastLamplighter]

Super video Conor. Watched the GCN+ version already but this is really good.. more please. And I am sorry to lose GCN+ and all of your affected colleagues who did such a great job for us fans...

[KevinCearns]

This is great content idea - would love to see more series like this. A suggestion of a topic to add - what else is there to do in the area, eg. something for your non-cyclist or non-extreme cycling travel partner to do when not riding.

[wilsistermans]

Good luck for everyone who plans to ride this mountain. The views are breathtaking.
I know the road from 40 years ago. It was a bad gravel road back than, but already iconic. Not for cycling, but as a long day hike.

[i_]

I imagine this video took a while to get together, but is soo useful for people who haven’t cycled abroad!! Looking forward to more 😃

[bukowskijr]

Did Zoncalon this year, so Angliru is the only toughie left to do. Roll on 2024! You only need disc brakes if you have carbon rims, Alu rims are fine with rim brakes.

[yeyo]

Asturian here, Angliru is great, but don´t miss Gamoniteiro and La Cubilla (My fave, local stelvio), right next to it. Proper riders do the 3 in a day if starting early.

[anthonyhatter]

Got added to the bucket list this summer after ticking off the Stelvio and Gavia and sat in the sun with a beer. Might try it late summer, but have some Swiss challenges lined up first.

[chrisfisher]

Try the alternative start to the climb via the village of Grandiella which has a couple of ridiculous ramps at 30% which are harder than the long steep ramps near the top. The Vuelta will never go up this way as the road is way too narrow however.

[IkkePressler]

Very nice content! Would be nice if you added the links to the routes/koms in the description.

[matthewchubb]

Awesome video Conor really enjoyed this packed with info and amazing footage with anecdotes! Packing bags…

[manderse]

Great video format. I love this series.

[armandocampamartinez]

As a local, there are some minor inaccuracies in this video but overall fantastic. We pronounce it AnGLIru not AngliRU btw

[CARBDOPING]

We were just in Spain for 10 days… This would have been an awesome climb to tackle! We’ll route this on the next one! 🙏🏼🤙🏻

[johnstrac]

8:49, not Millar, Jose Maria Jimenez.

[declanbroderick]

Nice. If you know of where you can practice the climb virtually before you go, it might be a nice bit of info to add. Eg. the ride is also available in Zwift.

[andrasszabo]

Is this an older video, or did the Asturians not care anymore?
On the momument to the climb at 4:43, Carthy and Roglic is missing from the list of the winners.