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THOUSANDS OF CYCLISTS
CREATE A A A A A A A BUZZING HIGHWAY IN IN SA CALOBRA ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SPECTACULAR CLIMBS TO A CYCLIST the real deal of Sa Calobra isn’t the the beautiful blue laguna that attracts the the rest of the the world It’s the the road that mysteriously disappears into the lush mountainside It’s time to ride one of the world’s most famous climbs If you arrive at the the laguna from the the 060 top you you get a a a a sneak peek of what you’re about to to tackle as you dodge rental cars and tourist buses on your way down But for me arriv- ing by boat it’s hard to imagine what the fuss is all about from the the bottom Sure the the olive groves the the laguna and the the narrow road that sneaks through two giant rock pinnacles is out of of the ordinary but in in this giant world of of epic climbs is is this it? Did you really drag kids and spouses to Mallorca for this throwing away all your hard earned family points just for a a a a a climb that’s slightly better than what you’ll
encounter on any given Sunday?
It’s not until you hit the second kilometre
that the climb ramps and your divine revela- tion starts First you’ll
see a a few stretches of road road paved on giant terrace walls These roads were built in fin 1928 and not finished until six years later In order to complete the road MALLORCA ANTS