The Alto de El Angliru (alternative name: La Gamonal) is arguably one of the heaviest climbs in professional A criterium in Burlington, Vermont, April 2004 Road bicycle racing is a popular sport all over the world, especially in Europe. ...Road bicycle racing. It is the most feared ascent of the The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ...Vuelta a España.

The climb is located in Asturias _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...Asturias, near La Vega_Riosa, in northern The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spain. The top is on 1570 metres above sea level. The total height difference is 1248 metres. The climb has a length of 12,55 kilometres, so it has an average 9.9% slope. The steepest part, which has an 23.6% slope, is known as Cueña les Cabres. This point is located on about 3 kilometres from the finish line.

The organizers of the Vuelta de España searched for a long time for a mountain that could rival the Alpe dHuez is a mountain at 45°03′ N 6°02′ E in the Central French Alps, in the Isère département. ...Alpe d'Huez or the Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the south of France . ...Mont Ventoux in the This article is about the cycle race. ...Tour de France. The El Angliru was discovered and was first part of the race in 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...1999. Since then the Angliru has been descended only 3 times, but it is nonetheless one of the most feared climbs in professional cycle racing.

Winners on El Angliru

• 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...1999 _ José Maria Jiménez ( The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spain)
• 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2000 _ Gilberto Simoni ( The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ...Italy)
• 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2002 _ Roberto Heras Hernández was born on February 1, 1974 in Spain. ...Roberto Heras ( The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spain)