How to climb Mount Teide from 0m to 2200m Cycling Weekly

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Subscribe to Cycling Weekly here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CyclingW... • How to climb Mount Teide, from 0m to 2200m | Cycling Weekly • Elevation: 2200m • Distance: 33Km • Average gradient: 6% • Located on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Mount Teide surely stakes a claim as one of the most famous climbs in cycling that hasn’t featured in a Grand Tour. • This is partly due to the pilgrimage made by pro teams in the off-season for altitude training, residing at the top of Teide at Hotel Parador. • Its unique setting also allows riders the choice to climb from sea level all the way to 2200m in elevation. • The importance of pacing is crucial on Teide, as to reach the summit requires grinding up the mammoth 32.7km climb at an average gradient of six per cent. • The sheer length of the climb makes it one of the longest continuous climbs in Europe, and despite its name – Mount Teide is still an active volcano. • With ever changing road surfaces, views and vegetation, as well as being the perfect location for winter training camps thanks to its reliably warm climate. Teide is certainly a climb every cyclist should have on his or hers bucket list. • Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.com/videos/f... • More at: • Cycling Weekly: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/ • Facebook: / cyclingweekly • Instagram: / cyclingweeklymagazine • Google+: https://plus.google.com/1035528902685... • Twitter: / cyclingweekly

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