cycling to pico-veleta

dario28

Heading to nerja this week and thinking of having a crack at this , plan to drive to Granada and start there

http://www.cyclefiesta.com/multimedia/articles/pico-veleta.htm

Anyone done this and any other good climbs around the area ?

Raam

Tonnes of stuff all around there. I'm just back from a trip to Sierra Nevada. Loads of big climbs. Not done Pico Veleta but I know a few who have. It is very long.

I stayed in Cadiar and there is no shortage of routes.

Raam

This was a lovely road.
https://goo.gl/maps/VvojY

I went north to south, but the other way would be just as nice I think.

Ryath

Was in Nerja at the end of May only got out for a few short spins. A steady intake of beer and tapas are not conducive to getting out early to avoid cutting into family time. (They are also not good for weight either ended up 3-4kg heavier than I've been in the 5 years since I started cycling!)

Lovely roads to cycle and I found the drivers to very good around cyclists. Probably going back next year so will make a effort to get out on proper spins. That Pico-velta climbs looks savage would love to try it but to far really to cycle from Nerja unless I take a full day. Might hire a car next time though.

Main two climbs I found near Nerja
http://www.strava.com/segments/7442464?filter=overall

Longest I did 11k 6% sound's ok! constant ramps of 15-20% with flats or even slight down hill sections.

http://www.strava.com/segments/6630438?filter=overall

This was worse only 3.8k @ 9% except with 25% plus ramps one at the start was over 30% and is the closest I've come to having to get of and walk even though the rental bike had a compact. I had take to zig zaging across the road few times. I've never even come close to having to do that in Ireland on a standard crankset.

The roads were constant ups and downs even a 40k spin down the coast road took over 700m of climbing.

That route looks good Raam and close enough to Nerja to cycle out to.

07Lapierre

Another nice one...if your in Nerja:

The climb from Torrox to Competa is nice.

http://www.strava.com/activities/1772289