The Hawaiian volcano of Mauna Kea (“white mountain”) is considered one of the most extreme cycling climbs in the world. From the beach in Hilo to the telescopes at the summit it’s 4,200m of altitude gain in one continuous climb of nearly 70km. In fact, so large is Mauna Kea that if you measure from […]
Having recovered from an intense two-week trip that included rides up the Hawaiian volcano of Haleakala and the Taiwan KOM Challenge, CyclingTips’s Andy van Bergen has returned to Australia and had time to reflect on the terrific riding available on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Have a read, look at the photos, then put it […]
While some of us are stuck in the office here in Melbourne, CyclingTips’ newest employee Andy van Bergen is over on the Hawaiian island of Maui for a Shimano media camp to experience the company’s new Ultegra road groupset, including their much anticipated disc brakes. Andy filed this report after testing the new disc brakes […]
