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 Mont Ventoux finally becomes a gravel road, as all tarmac is removed.

As of today, Mont Ventoux has officially unveiled its all new gravel road surface, on all 3 sides of the famous mountain. All tarmac has been removed, with loose, rocky gravel replacing the smooth surfaces which have stood for decades.

 

How much climbing can you complete in sixty minutes? Sounds easy right? Wrong. There's a twist. As you must start AND finish this challenge in the exact same location. Take the test between Jan 1st and 31st 2024 and you could win one of three £250 vouchers to spend at Bandofclimbers.com

This weekend, Band of Climbers are taking over the Bottleworks in the vibrant Ouseburn area of Newcastle upon Tyne, our home city. We're launching our first-ever immersive retail experience, designed as a community hub and a place to showcase our latest releases.

For the first time ever, Band of Climbers are opening the doors to our first retail space. A Pop Up Shop In Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, our home city, from July 7th to 10th. 

Band of Climbers has this morning learned that bikes with rim brakes are to be completely banned from the Passo dello Stelvio, from the 1st of April 2022. The new rule, which comes in place as of today, means only those riders with disc brake bikes are allowed to climb, and crucially descend Italy's most famous mountain road. 

On Saturday 12th June we hosted the 2nd event in our Toughest Group Ride Tour, this time in the stunning Yorkshire Dales. YouTuber and lover of hills, Katie Kookaburra planned an incredible route, and rode with us over a testing course. Watch Katie's video, and learn more about Band of Climbers and our group rides this summer.

What was it like to ride the first of the Band of Climbers Toughest Group Rides? We asked our man on the inside, cyclist, model, writer, musician and fell runner Joe 'Stinger' Stringer to give us his unique take on a day of big climbs on steep gradients.  

Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia was all set to be one of the toughest in years. Over 5000m of climbing, across 3 of our favourite Dolomites ascents. The Passo Pordoi, Fedaia, and Giau. But the weather had other ideas. 

Join Band of Climbers this summer for one of the toughest group rides you'll ever ride. Why are they tough? Because every ride will pack in a MINIMUM of 2200m of elevation (7217ft), with as many steep climb as we can find.

Band of Climbers ambassador Ed Laverack is celebrating reaching 10,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, by climbing 10,000m of elevation on Zwift on Saturday 13th of March. You can ride with him, and if you complete the full 10,000m of elevation, you could win one of 5 x £100 gift vouchers to spend on our website.

The Band of Climbers Elevation Club. Join a global community of riders who love to climb, to push themselves to ride higher, steeper and further across all terrains. Earn reward points called metres, and the more metres you gain, the more the more the rewards you'll receive.

Friend of Band of Climbers and extreme product tester, @grimpeur (Dean Madden STRAVA) this weekend completed a two year goal, to ride 100 separate 100 mile rides in a calendar year. In fact, he achieved his goal inside 11 months, after narrowly missing out in 2019.