Routes // ALTEA
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LAST UPDATE: 11/2021
4.4/5
1. Briefing
The main challenge of the circuit will be climbing Port de Tudons, one of the highest points we can climb by road bike in the province of Alicante.
The first 10 km will present no difficulties. Actually, is not the nicest road as we will be driving along a national road.
We will slowly start gaining altitude once we cross the village of Alfàs del Pi. In the next kilometers we will find some climbs and descends and we will biking across more calm roads.
At km 53 we will reach the top of Tudons, with magnificent views of the mountains of the region. We will then start our descend to the town of Peñáguila, where we will face a short but one of the toughest climbs in the area; Más del Pecho (km 51).
We will have to go go through a third climb before heading back to Altea; Cofrides.
2. climbs
❚ Km 30 ⇝ 43 ❚ Tudons is one of the most frequented climbs in the region. First kilometers are rather easy, things get a bit more serious once we cross the village of La Sella; ahead we have a stretch with an average gradient that won’t go below 6%.
The steepest sections do not exceed 12%; the main challenge will be to keep your forces all along the climb and save some for the way back to Altea.
❚ Km 52 ⇝ 53 ❚ 1.1 km climb with an avarage incline of 18,6%. The first stretch will welcome us with an incline of 20%, giving us a short “break” after 350m where a hairpin turn with allow us to recover a bit before facing the second part of the climb with gradients again over 20%.
3. TRAFFIC
Expect heavy traffic the first 10 km as we ride across the national road.
We will have less dense traffic once we cross the town of Alfàs del Pi.
4. ROAD QUALITY
The quality of the road is very good through the whole circuit.
AUTHOR
Costa Blanca Cycling Project
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