Tag: Hunan

  • Tianmenshan; close but no cigar

    Tianmenshan; close but no cigar

    Tianmenshan had long been a draw card, on a bucket list of cycling destinations in China. A mythical destination, only enhanced by it’s appearance in such articles as Red Bull’s Eight of the Most Dangerous Roads in the World (http://www.redbull.com/us/en/adventure/stories/1331715077524/most-dangerous-roads) It’s profile and elevation gain, draws similarity with Alpe d’Huez and with 99 corners, it…