Articles

Here are a selection of articles about cycle climbing. The first two articles were written when The Climbing Cyclist was still a university assignment:

Gradient: the basics

If the word “gradient” brings back horrible memories of Year Nine maths, you aren’t alone. The study of gradient is most students’ first introduction to the world of differential calculus, but cyclists need not worry – you don’t need a mathematics degree to know that a hill with a 10% gradient is steeper than a hill with a 5% gradient. Read more

Why do we climb?

For those of us recreational cyclists who enjoy hauling ourselves up every incline that we come across, why do we do it? Are we just crazy? For Wade Wallace, A-grade cyclist and author of the increasingly popular website Cycling Tips, it’s all about the challenge. Read More

Categorising the Victorian climbs

You don’t have to be Cadel Evans to know there’s a difference between climbing the 1 in 20 and climbing Mt. Hotham. One’s a short and relatively easy climb on the lower slopes of Mt. Dandenong, the other is one of the most challenging climbs in the state. Read more