The Second Toughest Climb On Mallorca.
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- When cyclists go to Mallorca everyone want to ride up the famous Sa Calobra but the second best climb (in my opinion) on the island is just as tough and equally as spectacular.
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I prefer this to Sa Calobra, riding through the shaded trees through the changing landscape on the descent part is stunning. Good effort!
It’s got a bit of everything!
@@jollygoodvelo Including stuck buses.
Well done mate, iv a long way to go before tackling something like this. Not long back cycling after years off the bike. Done 2x Etape Inverness which nearly finished me. I’m 54 and really want to get going with the fitness and lose some beef. Your videos are really inspiring. Cheers mate. 👍
And well done, nice little loop. Feminia is a cracking descent.
Well done. My personal top 5 climbs are: Coll de Sóller (from Sóller), Puig Major, Sa Batalla, Coll de Sa Creu, Sa Calobra. With an honorable mention to the truly terrifying Port de Valldemossa.
Sounds like a great selection. I’ve only done half of those.
Port de Valdemossa is absolute giorgious - and (at least the ocasions I went there) very few cars
You're a great example! Thanks Leonard.
My pleasure!
He is .
One of my favourites. Not too difficult. A slightly little steeper section near the end.
Puig Major is great going up as there is a lot of shade, but even better on the way down if no traffic.
Well done. Climbed it last week whiIe was out there for the 312. My favorite climb in Mallorca 😊
Mine too.
Well done Leonard :) I'm knackered watching this and your other videos.
My legs still ache.
I didn’t realise this was you!!
@@jollygoodvelo Hahaha!!!!
@@AFXGuru I only see a tiny little avatar!
Excellent, well done 😊
Nice work Len👌
Well done, that climb is no joke. Like most people I did it on the way to Sa Calobra and it seriously dented my confidence for getting up Sa Calobra
Great effort! I’d say Puig Major from Soller is tougher than this though - certainly longer, goes on forever!
Ohh, that is just a hell of a drag!
Yes I concur. Did it in afternoon sun and it was … challenging lol😅
Agree, I came up it on Saturday having already come over Tofla, Orient, honor and Soller first, I started to question my life choices......
Great views and nicely done. Maybe you doubt yourself too much on the climbs? You get up them well enough from what I see. Sometimes the thought of a hill climb seems worse than when you are actually on it in my opinion. I've stopped thinking like that now and having too much respect for hills. The respect is for my effort now and not the hill itself. It's there to be conquered.
Great video and very uplifting watching those descents 😊
That’s a good way of looking at things.
Your attitude is always amazing. Way to hop.
I try!
Huge well done 😊
Thanks Leonard. Always amazed.
Thanks
Been down that a number of times, never up!
I got to start doing these
Well done, enjoyed the video!
Good to see you back in Majorca. We're heading out there soon and we're thinking of taking our drone with us. Have you ever taken a drone with you to capture some of those special moments or beautiful scenery? Is there anything in particular we need to know about in taking and flying a drone there?
I’ve only taken a drone out there once and managed to get one shot before there was a technical issue with the drone. As for rules and regs, I think as long as the drone is under 250g you should be able to fly it anywhere…but don’t quote me; check!
Thanks for replying 👍
We both love watching your videos. The recent South Africa rides truly were epic 👏
Thanks for all the effort you go to in putting all your videos together. We're only recently starting out and can appreciate all the effort that it takes 👍👏
The toughest climb in terms of gradient IMO is Sobremunt Es Verger , ridicoulessly steep and on top pretty bad 'paved' the last k ... but also beautifull and calm
Puig Major on a sunny afternoon would be my personal hardest climb ever in Mallorca
Well done Great video as usual 👍
Well Leonard, Fermenia is probably my favourite descent, manageable and great scenery.
It’s a great descent but a hell of a slog as a climb.
Always nicer/prefer to climb up Cd Sa Batallia and then fly down Cd Femenia. Mentally, i find it easier than the other way around if doing a loop from Pd Pollenca
It's a lovely climb, pretty steady, with a flat bit in the middle. San Salvador over in the East near Felanitx is gorgeous, and a bit tougher, and well worth a visit.
I think the next time we go to Mallorca we stay over on that side of the island to do some different routes.
@@jollygoodvelo ...also make sure you ride the southern end of the Tramuntana if you haven't already, many would tell you it's better riding, and considerably quieter.
Sa Batalla is a lovely climb, as it happens I did it same ride as I did Sa Colabra and I think Sa Batalla is a lot more enjoyable. Significantly easier, less traffic and more varied scenery so I preferred it.
As for toughest, apparently Sobremunt is the one so Batalla maybe in top 5 but it's not 2nd hardest in most opinions.
Nice ride! I hope to get out more this year.
Good luck, Dan!
Such a beautiful climb. Everytime I'm there I have to do it just like Cap Formentor).
They seem to be the two key climbs.
Bloody hell how timely! Never been there, going for 7 days(by myself!!) on the 25th staying at Pollensa and been attempting to load up some rides on Strava tonight- Cap formentor (of course, done it 3 times on the Wahoo RGT lol), Alcudia and the wee hills and "Betlam" for longer ride that mirrors my long rides at home (100k/8-900m ascent) and I've included 2 loops (both directions) at 70k and 800m each hitting Sa Batalla...Sa Calobra to me looks like a stretch too far in the time I have and 92+km with 2000m+ ascent means I'll probably need days to recover(If I don't crash and burn)... Trying to maximise what I can get done in that short time with as little "down time" as possible and staying realistic (recovery rides I suppose on the flatter areas towards Alcudia etc?).... Sa Calobra also looks like a very early start and a race to beat the buses and cars... And I'm no Pidcock/Laverack lol...
So, I'm here and it's all going well! Day one did a leg stretcher to Alcudia and up to La Victoria (bit steep!), day two did Cap Formentor (out in 57m, 10:44 to get up the Coll de Creueta and added in the extra to the hill top from there!), day three did Coll de Femenia, down Batalla and up to that Santa Magdalena on the hill top, today I've done Sa Batalla (34 mins from exit of Caimari to the Repsol!) and down Femenia(what a blast, no cars or buses just 2 nutters on motorcycles tore past me on a bend racing each other, knees down ffs!).... Tomorrow I think I may take a day off, or just go for a "recovery" spin around the flatland "lanes" near Pollensa, as Thursday (final day boo-hoo!) I've got the shuttle booked to take me to the Repsol garage and looks like Sa Calobra will be on.... gulp.... The wee climb at Santa Magdalena was 2.7km at 7% and it was fine, I think the length of SC will be the mental challenge(Got to get the bike back for 5pm, see if I have the time or the legs to winch it up to Puig Major or at least part of it)....I'm no lightweight at 85kg and just 1m70cm but think I'm actually fitter than what I reckoned, and no niggles touch wood!
Mallorca, got the weather, the bike hire and Aparthotel Duva are superb, and what a cycling paradise for sure, despite some protests over housing/tourism etc last Saturday (heck, that's happening EVERYWHERE including the Scottish Highlands where I am)....
Nice ride 😊👍🏻👍🏻
You play a lot of good tunes in your videos. Loving the tune at 7:06 tried to use Shazam, doesn’t recognise the song. Do you have the name of it Leonard?
It’s a track from a site called Track Club. I can’t remember the name off hand, sorry.
Love that climb!
Isn’t it great. Great riding it with you.
Excellent ride, but I can't get over the number of cyclists at the petrol station - it was as if it was an event! Thanks for the vlog!
It was the day before the 312 which is a huge event!
@@jollygoodvelo Ah, that explains a lot! Thanks 🙏🏻
Oh yeah I've done this one, it's great
Look at em trying to race up like they think they think theyre Chris Froome .
Selva Gorge climb I know it as? Another really nice ride is the Orient from Bunyola and lovely sweeping bends down to Alaro
I think some people also call it the Lluc climb.
@@jollygoodveloMe and my guys are guys are calling the climb from Pollenca to The Garage the „Lluc Climb“, as we pass the Monestary Lluc on the way up.
@@electric-m I think that’s what a lot of people call it but it’s officially the col de Femnia. There is even a sign at the top!
The last 2 times I’ve been to Mallorca we’ve done that climb AND Sa Calobra in the same ride 😳
I can see that that is probably the gas station that makes the most money on selling the least fuel / gasoline.
The views… 😎🥃
Pretty nice!
Well done
Thanks.
Is all the cycling on this island based on British like you, and outsider European guys coming down for a holiday or is there a built in indigenous crowd for it there? Meaning I guess, the Spanish or the Spanish "Mallorcaians"(?). I was wondering about that in the context of cycling being more popularized in the 1970s, and how it would of been there.
There seems to be people from al over Europe with the emphasis on the UK and Germany.
@@jollygoodveloSo everyone you see on this event, is pretty much from other countries besides Spain?
@@derekjolly3680 All over Europe includes Spain..and Mallorca.
@@jollygoodveloNo fucking kidding Lenny, I know what Europe means. I was intending to find out if it was almost entirely from outside of Spain or not. Besides some context in the longer view.
Hi Len. At 73 I'm finding the hills are getting harder. What ratio is your rear cassette ?
It’s an 11-34.
Thought it might be. My Di2 only goes to 30. I need to change to a medium cage to get to 34. Must get out there.
@@artistglynI have a short cage Durace Di2 with a 11-34 cassette, you need to fit a hanger extender avaliable from Wolftooth
@@keithreed5009 thanks, I was going to do that but the bike shop reckoned it wouldn't work with DI2. Have you had any issues with the Di2 changing ? If you think it works well I'll do it.
@@artistglyn I have had no issues with gears, changes perfectly. Definitely worth doing and much cheaper than replacing Di2 derailleur. Mine is 11 speed
What size cassette and chainrings have you got on? I need to change mine so wondering what you’d recommend for these climbs?
Just chiming in here. Having an 11/32 or an 11/34 rear cassette will get you up these ascents ok...
It was a hire bike but I think that was indeed the gearing I had on the bike
@@jollygoodvelo ok thanks, I’ve got 11/28 with a standard chainring 😳
well done
Thanks
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Thanks.
Is that how Caimari is pronounced, I’ve always gone with Kai-Mar-ee……….?
To be honest, I’m not sure either.
So many cyclists , cycling is booming it seems .
Sa Batalla is arguably the best (nicest) climb on Mallorca, but tough, second toughest? Not even close.
Sa Calobra is obviously a tough climb, so is climbing up to the Monnaber tunnel (Puig Major) from Soller thats 14kms with few views so can be a bit boring imo.
If you want the toughest though give Sobremunt a try.
Not even heard of it. I’ll have to look it up.
The title has a whiff of Alan Partridge. 😉
Ah ha.
Personally, I think San Salvador is the hardest climb
That is a lot of cyclists to contend with.
They were all there for the 312 ride that weekend.
That makes sense.
Its ok for some jetting off abroad to cycle every five minutes, I'm glad you can afford it.
Sounds like someone needs a hug.
I really couldn't see staring at a gadget for all the geographical feedback here. That would take away from the experience. I'd be looking at the terrain and the road and asking guys perhaps who'd ridden it before. That is, like yourself. You know, have the general expectations.
Feet and miles please instead of that foreign crap that means nothing.
You've had over 50 years to bloody learn metric.... no point using feet, yards, miles, fathoms, shillings and groats, it's backwards, almost as bad as the Shermans with their fractions and imperial crap!