Cyling Mount Teide: Europe's longest continuous climb (with data overlays)

Two fit but relatively inexperienced cyclists make a day of Mount Teide. Ain't no KOMs here, but there are plenty of coffee stops.
Route was Costa Adeje - Los Cristianos - La Camella - Arona - L'Escalona - Vilaflor - Teide - Parador ... and back again.
Ride was in early Feb 2018.
Beautiful Cervelo C3 hired from Bike Point Las Americas - they were great.
Strava upload: / strava
Spoiler alert: What not to do is go bare-legged on the descent from the Teide. It's COLD.
More pics on my Insta: / stephendgardner
Shot on a GoPro Hero 5 (in 4:3 cos I didn't think I'd be uploading to KZbin and it's better for mobile sharing) with Wahoo Elemnt Bolt data overlays via Garmin Virb software.
All music from KZbin's v useful audio library.

[@bikeemotiontenerife2077]

Great video !!

[@Nick-vu9yu]

You must have been unlucky with weather. Clean skies and very hot when I did it in February.

[@jemjones563]

Well done.. kudos to you 2! fantastic effort and gusto..

[@CJ-zk1kl]

Looks great.

[@stephenrochford1084]

Love the video and the coffee stops :D I'm heading over in July, definitely gonna bring arm and leg warmers for the descent

[@arlomatthias6492]

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[@leandrogage9409]

@Arlo Matthias instablaster ;)

[@jor-el1298]

Yep, I'll call it Teedee from now on, why not? :)))

[@TheFanlabise]

Gary : Free motion in Los christianos & Costa Adeje is very nice. And the second is BikePoint in LAs Amirica or El medano

[@Ambottakum69]

Is Tay-day

[@garyh303]

Great video mate 👍🏻 can you recommend a good bike hire in los gigantes.?

[@SteveGardnerUK]

Hi Gary, we used Bike Point Tenerife in Las Americas and they were great!

[@OxxidCZ]

Longest in km or biggest elevation?

[@Tideman11]

Longest climb in Europe and quite possibly the largest elevation as well but not sure.

[@OxxidCZ]

@@Tideman11 It's neither of those actually. Granada - Pico De Veleta is longer in km and the eleveation climbed is larger.

[@Tideman11]

@@OxxidCZ You can climb El Teide from the north side which is around 50 kilometers long. Pico Veleta is 44 kilometers. From the other sides, El Teide has a length in the range of 40-45 km, but there is a short flat part. So you are right about the accent.

[@OxxidCZ]

@@Tideman11 I only rode El Teide from Los Gigantes ! :-D

[@Pamant16]

Amazing effort! Congrats 🎉

[@megapwn333]

Great video!