Tag: Cycle Romania

CĂȚĂRAREA Malu Roșu

Malu Roșu: CycleRomania*The Road Collection. Malu Rosu comes in a package with Ceptura: a perfect climb and a perfect descent. Both are villages from Prahova County, a short drive from Bucharest. Malu Rosu climb has 2 km with an average 8%. The descent has a 

CĂȚĂRAREA Tataru

CĂȚĂRAREA Tataru

Tataru: CycleRomania*The Road Collection. Tataru as in Tatars, the warriors, is the name of a Romanian Village and a fabulous climb. Not as hard as its boss, Sultanu Climb, but longer and as challenging. To get to it one must drive from Bucharest to Mizil, Prahova, 

CĂȚĂRAREA Cosminele

CĂȚĂRAREA Cosminele

Cosminele: Cycle Romania*The Road Collection. Cosminele are actually two small Romanian villages and two beautiful climbs: Cosmina de Sus  that has an average of 5% and Cosmina de Jos with 10%. To get to them one must drive 80 km from Bucharest, park in front of a local 

CĂȚĂRAREA Muntele Verde

CĂȚĂRAREA Muntele Verde

Muntele Verde: Cycle Romania*The Road Collection. Muntele Verde or The Green Mountain is, belived or not, a green mountain! Well, more of  a big green stone that looks like a tiny green mountain. Anyways, its a fabulous over 2 kilometres climb with twists and turns at 

CĂȚĂRAREA Valea Fiarelor

CĂȚĂRAREA Valea Fiarelor

Valea Fiarelor: Cycle Romania*The Road Collection. Valea Fiarelor or The Beasts Valley. Not as bad as it sounds but pretty challenging: 1.8 km climbing with an average of 11%.

CĂȚĂRAREA Marginea Pădurii

CĂȚĂRAREA Marginea Pădurii

Cycle Romania*The Road Collection: Marginea Padurii, a remote village in Prahova County with a fabulous 2 km climb with 10% average. To get to it one has to climb and descend through beautiful Toscana like panoramas.

Cățărarea Ciolanu

Cățărarea Ciolanu

Cycle Romania*The Road Collection: Ciolanu. Ciolanu Monastery to be precise. A pleasant 50 km ride with a hard 14% on top climb. But as soon as you pass it comes a perfect descent thru the forest. I even saw a deer crossing the road. How 

Cățărarea Siriu

Cățărarea Siriu

Cycle Romania*The Road Collection: Siriu. A lovely 50 km ride by the beautiful Siriu Lake. 52% of time spent climbing and great descents.  

Cățărarile Nistoreşti, Şotriile, Cornu, Talea

Cățărarile Nistoreşti, Şotriile, Cornu, Talea

Cycle Romania*The Road Collection: Nistoreşti, Şotriile, Cornu, Talea: If you`re into hardcore climbs this is the route to take. 40 km with over 10% climbs and 60% of the time spent climbing, amazing descends and panoramas, rustic romanian villages. It starts with the famous Nistoreşti Climb, hardest 

Cățărarea Sultanu

Cățărarea Sultanu

Sultanu: CycleRomania*The Road Collection. A short by fabulous road ride through a roller coaster of climbs and descends that have 10% up to 17%. 54 % climbing time and almost 900 m elevation.

CĂȚĂRAREA Transfăgărășan SUD

CĂȚĂRAREA Transfăgărășan SUD

Transfăgărășan SUD: Cycle Romania*The Road Collection. 75 km, 3,392 m elevation, 53% climbing time, amazing decents, 2034 highest altitude, amazing panoramans, Transfagarasan, Top Gear`s Best Road in the World. Also known as Ceaușescu’s Folly, it was built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists 

CĂȚĂRAREA Rucăr – Predeal

CĂȚĂRAREA Rucăr – Predeal

Rucăr – Predeal: Cycle Romania*The Road Collection. 80 km of breathtaking panoramas of Romania: traditional villages, raw nature, Carpathian Mountains and too many to choose from. The mother of all panoramas is at the highest point of the ride, in Moeciu de Sus, were a