Jitu de Escarandi from Arenas de Cabrales - Indoor Cycling Training

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About Jitu de Escarandi from Arenas de Cabrales:
The ride to Jitu de Escarandi is an absolute must if you want to try some of the best Spain has to offer. Most of the ride is done in gorges or on the side of steep mountains. This makes this ride unique and extremely beautiful. It has several very steep sections. At the Vuelta in 2015, even pro riders such as Nairo Quintana had a hard time and slowed down to a pace near walking speed. This ride is not a walk in the park. It starts outside Arenas de Cabrales. From here you have a short steep section which takes you up to the first gorge. The scenery here is stunning and the riding here is great as a warm-up for the upcoming steeper sections. Once you get to Poncebos the steepness sets in. Having ridden through several tunnels you get to the middle part of the ride which has a humane slope. This is your chance to recover before the next segment which takes you up to the picturesque town of Sotres. This segment has some quite steep sections. The last part is of the ride takes you up to the green mountain meadows. The hardest part is over and you can enjoy the scenery. But watch out for the cows…
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Adding music to the ride:
Most cyclists would agree that the ride to Col du Tourmalet is awesome. But when it comes to music opinions are very mixed. This is why we do not add music to our rides. We simply do not want to spoil your ride with music you do not like. But it is quite simple to add it yourself. Open an extra browser tab. Find a site that offers music (Spotify, KZbin, etc…) and pick the music you like and enjoy the ride...

[@rosefarquhar1075]

I absolutely loved that! Thank you very much. I’m sure I shall watch it again, especially in the winter when I need some sunshine and greenery. I can see why they call the area “Green Spain”. I want to live there! Thanks.

[@BiketheWorld]

It is an amazing place. Don't forget to try our morning and evening ride up to the Lakes of Covadonga.

[@JoesFitness101]

Of all the videos I've worked out with...I've never seen mountain scenery like this ever. Such beauty.

[@johnhilmer9154]

It was a most enjoyable experience riding inside today with this video. 👍👍

[@BiketheWorld]

Glad you liked it John :-)

[@TheArendsnest]

thank you it was like paradies on a rainy cloudy day erg mooi

[@gesp5151]

Great route. Many thanks

[@BiketheWorld]

You are welcome. Glad you liked it :-)

[@stanreeves6360]

Great scene with the calf,thanks for the ride.

[@jesusbarcena7894]

Maravilloso vídeo. Pedalear por Picos de Europa es lo más. Gracias por lo que haces.

[@ralfhauke880]

thank you, a great climb at the picos. if you are live a the picos take a hike to bulnes (at the beginning at ca-1), the only town in spain with no road access.

[@BiketheWorld]

Thanks Ralf, yeah it is a great area for hiking too :-)

[@jimgorman3600]

Another excellent video - The views during the ride are breathtaking and crystal clear, making the training time go by so fast. Thanks for posting. WELL DONE !!

[@MrIzaimon]

OMG... Beautifull places. Thanks a lot for sharing...

[@DaniBernal]

Beautiful. A few years ago I did La Ruta del Cares, great memories. Thanks for this awesome video, keep it up!

[@BiketheWorld]

That is an amazing hike. This area is a wonderland for hikers and cyclists :-)

[@dontuquero8152]

thank you! thank you! thank you!

[@Galvezspinningvirtual]

hola que tal , me gustan mucho sus videos y siempre los veo ,yo soy de GRANADA -ESPAÑA ,y me gustaria que algun dia pudiera pasarse por granada y grabar algunas rutas ,pues tenemos muchas y muy bonitas, un saludo

[@BiketheWorld]

Hola :-) Gracias por tus comentarios. Nos encanta Granada y definitivamente iremos allí para filmar algunas de las maravillosas rutas. El camino de Granada a Pico de Veleta está en nuestra lista de cubo. ¿Tiene alguna otra sugerencia?

[@Galvezspinningvirtual]

claro que si le puedo decir algunas muy bonitas . por ejemplo ALMUÑECAR - MIRADOR DE LA CABRA - SUSPIRO DEL MORO - ,esta es preciosa ,sube desde la playa hasta GRANADA , aqui tenemos dias soleados y buen tiempo casi siempre

[@Galvezspinningvirtual]

y cuando suba a SIERRA NEVADA , empiece por ,MONACHIL - y suba por la carretera del el purche , y a unos 14 kilometros hay un cruce , CENTRO DE VISITANTES EL DORNAJO - y suba por ahi , que es la carretera antigua ,hasta la ,- HOYA DE LA MORA , esta subia es guapisima y muy dura

[@Galvezspinningvirtual]

y cuando vengan ustedes por aqui , me pueden avisar , y yo con mucho gusto les podria ayudar en lo que fuera, y ademas yo estaria encantado de conocerlos

[@Galvezspinningvirtual]

les puedo decir mas rutas si quieren

[@leskorcala4898]

If you are sucker for beautiful landscape scenery , this ride is for you ! This climb trough the canyon landscape it’s very high on my list the most beautiful I have ever done and it’s on my list places to visit one day. This very picturesque canyon starts narrow with high looming peaks with green vegetation growing everywhere. Accept for human made paved road , you see God creation and beautifully nature untouched by human. Very remote and fallows beautiful mountain stream , after you live the looks like hiking Mecca section in lower slopes , you start beautifully climb and about half way up 6 miles or so you gat bit rest with slope down to 4% after that you start series of steep sections from 9-16% it’s not walk in the park but again the amazing scenery makes up for suffering. I could ride this climb again and again , near the top you take ride narrow alpine route after passing last mountain village and you climbing looks like totally different landscape with sheep and cows on the road , very top is quite open and exposed. Awesome video and work guys , you did it again !!! Big thanks for the hard work on this one ! Hope to see one one day from the other side.

[@spiritofblondi]

Fantastico!!. Que recorridos tenemos tambien en nuestra geografía... Una pregunta... teneis alguna etaparecorrido que se situe en la subida del port de la bonaigua por la cara de llavorsi - esterri d aneu.?? Seria sino una propuesta a realizar ( no sé bien como funciona esto, si sois particulares, empresa , ...) es un recorrido que he hecho en otros tiempos y me parece digno de mención. !!

[@BiketheWorld]

España es maravillosa para el ciclismo y nos gustaría agregar más rutas desde España en el futuro. Gracias por sugerir Port de la Bonaigua. Parece un paseo en bicicleta muy agradable :-) / Spain is wonderful for cycling and we would like to add more routes from Spain in the future. Thank you for suggesting Port de la Bonaigua. It looks like a very nice bike ride :-)

[@ricklowe2994]

@@BiketheWorld In Asturias, some more impressive climbs are (maybe you have done some of them): - Cuitu Negru - La Marta - Trobaniello - El Acebo - El Connio - El Fitu And more.

[@BiketheWorld]

@@ricklowe2994 Wonderful list, thank you for mentioning those. So many rides and so little time ;-)

[@ricklowe2994]

You should return to Pola de Lena. It's the main place for the extreme climbs (in 20 kms around this place you can find): - Cordal/Angliru - Cobertoria - Gamoniteiro - Cuchu Puercu - Ermita del Alba -Cotobello And the amazing: - Cuitu Negru - La Cubilla - Trobaniello

[@BiketheWorld]

@@ricklowe2994 Yeah, that area is really a paradise for cyclists. Cobertoria, Angliru, Gamoniteiro, and Ermita del Alba we have already shared. Wonderful climbs, but the others looks great too :-)

[@peterkovacic7618]

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