Challenge BIG

Bunnyhopper

I don't remember seeing this mentioned here before. It might be of interest to the climbers out there. It's a list of "the best passes to climb everywhere in Europe", and has some handy stats, maps and photos.

http://www.challenge-big.eu/

niceonetom

an interesting resource. i was a bit blazé about the site until i noticed this little feature i'm sure folks these part might be interested in:



screw kilometers done in the year, or even total meters ascended - how many EUROPOINTS can you rack up? :eek:

Caroline_ie

niceonetom wrote: »

screw kilometers done in the year, or even total meters ascended - how many EUROPOINTS can you rack up? :eek:

Sally Gap is half Alp d'huez! ( 964 ) ...

Chips Lovell

But it doesn't tot up your euro points?

Diarmuid

it's not exactly easy to navigate. To find your total points you have to find yourself in the Classement link. However it seems you have to claim 10 climbs before you can even get out of the "In waiting" classification. I've only got 5.

scottreynolds

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

I don't remember seeing this mentioned here before. It might be of interest to the climbers out there. It's a list of "the best passes to climb everywhere in Europe", and has some handy stats, maps and photos.

http://www.challenge-big.eu/

Thats very cool -- Whats the highest of them all?

TinyExplosions

Diarmuid wrote: »

it's not exactly easy to navigate. To find your total points you have to find yourself in the Classement link. However it seems you have to claim 10 climbs before you can even get out of the "In waiting" classification. I've only got 5.

I'm on 6

blorg

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm on 6

How are you only on 6? I've counted 19 so far and that's before I figure out what all the climbs on the Camino were. You can count each side of the Sally Gap seperately, at least I think so, I haven't registered.

Sally Gap N
Sally Gap S
Sally Gap NW
Sally Gap SE
Wicklow Gap W
Wicklow Gap E
Coomakesta Pass N
Conor Pass S
Alpe d'Huez
Col du Galibier N
Col du Galibier SW
Col de la Croix-de-Fer SW
Col du Tourmalet E
Col d'Aubisque E
Col de Beyrède E
Col d'Aspin E
Col de Peyresourde W
Puerto de Foncebadón E
Alto de Sintra W

12374 Europoints

Diarmuid

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm on 6

right. Two more climbs are going down tomorrow then. BTW The last 6 registrations are Irish :-)

blorg

scottreynolds wrote: »

Thats very cool -- Whats the highest of them all?

Cime de la Bonette, 2802m. Barrabus went up it on a steel touring bike with panniers :eek:

TinyExplosions

blorg wrote: »

How are you only on 6? I've counted 19 so far and that's before I figure out what all the climbs on the Camino were. You can count each side of the Sally Gap seperately, at least I think so, I haven't registered.

Sally Gap N
Sally Gap S
Sally Gap NW
Sally Gap SE
Wicklow Gap W
Wicklow Gap E
Coomakesta Pass N
Conor Pass S
Alpe d'Huez
Col du Galibier N
Col du Galibier SW
Col de la Croix-de-Fer SW
Col du Tourmalet E
Col d'Aubisque E
Col de Beyrède E
Col d'Aspin E
Col de Peyresourde W
Puerto de Foncebadón E
Alto de Sintra W

12374 Europoints

It only lets you add the climb once, not each side. So I have Sally Gap, Wicklow Gap, Coomnakista, Galibier, Alpe D'Huez and Croix De Fer.

Dunno how it gets me to 6, but it does

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

12374 Europoints

Did you add them up manually?

Diarmuid

blorg wrote: »

Cime de la Bonette, 2802m. Barrabus went up it on a steel touring bike with panniers :eek:

That's one of my 5 </smug> :P

Raam

Tryna find the Grossglockner on that. It's supposedly pretty epic. A race is held up it each year. Let's pencil it in for 2010

http://www.glocknerkoenig.com/index.php?id=115&L=1

scottreynolds

How can I get a list by EURO Points? I want to find the top 20 by points.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

Did you add them up manually?

In Excel. This is serious business.

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

In Excel. This is serious business.

Oh indeed </omar>

I need to travel more. My riding in Wicklow and Madrid only yields six, as far as i can see.