tough tough
i have been doing the usual stuff except yesterday where i went to do a bit of a crazy stuff at serra da estrela with my friend renato that has been doing some workouts with me here and there, the one and only place where i can climb a hill till 1993m of altitude in portugal.
There are now 4 climbs to the top and i had the idea of doing them all, ALL. lets see that is 3 special category climbs and a 1st category.
I had a blast and it was tough!!!!
Numbers
187km
5700m of altitude gain
0km in flat terrain
More hours in the saddle ever by a lot 
here is the map
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/portugal/covilha/846636317
the best one was of course the last climb, a 26km one that goes from around 300 to the top. sweet…
to repeat but not so soon
and of course some photos
me and renato early in the morning
almost at the end…of the first climb, Covilha. still with a lot of weith at the back, 2 redbulls
second climb, Manteigas
almost
bikes wait a bit for a coke/water stop at 1993m of altitude
3rd climb…seia
final stop before the last climb for more water/coke it was a very hot day
the last one, Vide. the best and toughest!!
steep
14% steep for large amout of kms
the sweeping road
i was stupid enough to take a shot in the 14% roads
almost at the final top
me and renato, for the final shot in the final climb, just a 20km downhill, that is easy and fun
LOL
I’m jealous… awesome pictures, I didn’t knew Portugal had such high/long climb. I could easily see a training camp up there…
Boa Sergio, grande treino eu tambem conheço essas montanhas porque não vivo assim tão longe e já andei tambem por lá de bicicleta. Não é mesmo nada facil ainda para mais o que fizeram, subir todas as vertentes numa só tirada. Força e continuação de bons treinos. Um abraço, Rui Ferreira - Aveiro
, yes, thats the only BIG mountain in portugal, ive done some training camps over there. sleep high train low type since you cant really train (ride) morea than a few kms over 1600m
still a great place with great roads and conditions.
a training camp in the future isnt out of my head heither
hey,where are you from??can u email me please,thx
i love your blog, will keep looking you blog every day.