Iconic road climbs · English guides
Ride the mountains that made cycling legend
Best Cycling Climbs is a practical guide to the passes and summit finishes every road rider talks about — clear facts, on-the-road experience notes, and tips you can use before you clip in.
Featured climbs
Three classics to start the collection — Alps and Pyrenees, hairpins and high cols. More summit guides are on the way.
Alpe d'Huez
Twenty-one numbered hairpins, Dutch Corner, and a finish that feels like Hollywood. Alpe d'Huez is the climb every road cyclist wants on the…
Col du Tourmalet
The Giant of the Pyrenees: a long, honest climb to 2,115 m, crowned by the Géant du Tourmalet statue and a century of Tour folklore.…
Col du Galibier
At 2,642 m the Galibier is one of the Tour's great high passes — thin air, a hard final kilometre, and a summit that feels like the roof of …
Why these guides
Race coverage shows the suffering. We focus on what a visiting cyclist needs: distance, grade, elevation, how the road feels, and a short list of tips that actually matter on the day.
- Quick-fact cards you can screenshot before the ride
- Experience notes written for sportive and touring riders
- Honest caveats on weather, altitude, and descents