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You'll cross paths with the Northcape-tarifa route too, so that's worth following, the first riders are in Spain right now. You'll both climb pico del veleta, it's a fucking monster.
Samuli-
In Transiberica or TCR? I have a selfie with an Italian rider who was doing NCT or NC4000 in a previous TCR. We were both in northern Italy I think. It was pretty cool.
Should I fit a 42T for Pico del Veleta? googles climb profile
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https://www.sierranevada.cc/climbing-the-pico-veleta
Before the Barrier (BB)
30km to the barrier at Hoya de la Moya at an average gradient of 5.5%
there's also a few places to stop to refill and refuel at some of the gas stations and hotels along the route.AFTER the Barrier (AB)
Hoya de la Moya is the last place to refuel if you're running low it's advisable that you use the opportunity to refill
Altitude really starts to kick in from here on in
30kms done and it's only another13km to go from here
The final 8km are at an average of 8%
For the last 5km the road deteriorates quite significantly with lots of sharp stones that can damage your sidewall (check your tires before you descend)
hippy
Ah, well if he's racing again he won't want to reveal too many tips :)
I'll have another look around once I'm done with TCR for more info.