From Road.cc
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which road is the steepest of them all? While there are lots of horrendously sharp off-road sections, cobbled byways and paths in the world, in this article we’ve selected some of the most infamous cycling climbs one can tackle on a humble road bike, ranging from the savagely short and sharp to the brutally long and arduous, and numerous sadistic stingers that fall somewhere in between.
With road.cc being based in the UK, two of the choices are from our neck of the woods and the rest are an eclectic mix of classics and lesser-known beasts spanning all the non-Antarctic continents.
We’ve split our selections up into four categories: short ‘n’ sharp, long epics, lesser-known slopes, and assorted legendary climbs. You’ll need anything from an agonising couple of minutes to a good few hours of hot and sweaty climbing to tick these off, so hopefully there’s something for every type of incline enthusiast.