Gran Fondo Ezaro

Cap sur la fascinante Costa da Morte (Côte de la Mort), tout au bout de la Galice, dans le nord-ouest de l'Espagne 🇪🇸. Le menu des réjouissances t'invite à engloutir un défi devenu mythique grâce au Tour d'Espagne (la Vuelta) : le célébrissime Gran Fondo Ézaro. Ton organisme va devoir se préparer à l'affrontement final, le juge de paix absolu de l'épreuve : le redoutable "Mirador de Ézaro", un mur diabolique d'à peine 2 kilomètres mais avec des rampes cauchemardesques atteignant les 30 % d'inclinaison. Il faudra t'arracher sur la machine à la force des bras pour espérer ne pas poser le pied par terre ! 📈

The asphalt route thrusts you into a setting of fantastical beauty, between sheer cliffs battered by the Atlantic waves and the mystic Celtic backcountry. Your effort will wind you along majestic estuaries, through charming fishing villages, and along roads where nature reigns supreme. Immersion becomes brutal in the final hectometers as you tackle the base of the Ezaro cascade (one of Europe’s rare ones to plunge directly into the sea) to rise toward the mirador. You’ll feel the exhilarating (and painful) sensation of defying the laws of physics, carried by the inertia of a peloton fighting for its survival ⛰️.

Here, spectators crowd the brutal Ezaro walls with fervor, barely a few centimeters from your front wheel, pushing you toward glory with a zeal that makes your burning thighs fade from memory. A pure atmosphere of liberation and absolute glory greets you at the summit, where the panoramic ocean view erases all the suffering 🏅.

Maintain one last appetite to honor the monumental Galician gastronomy (arguably Spain’s best for seafood) once you cross the finish line. Carry your exhausted body to the nearest port to devour a hearty portion of pulpo a la gallega or a plate of percebes, all washed down with a good local white wine, the quintessential Albariño. Start your countdown and come defy the Atlantic Wall! 💥