Sa Calobra Vs Mount Teide

It’s an island head-to-head on the popular holiday, sorry, ‘training camp’ destinations of Majorca and Tenerifes

- Simon Warren

Sa Calobra, a climb on everyone’s bucket list, is a perfect tangle of roads hidden on the northern coast of the Balearic island of Majorca. Built-in 1932 and known also as ‘the Snake’, its purpose was to transport holidaymakers down to the exquisite fishing village at the coast. Although not famous for being included in any races, its notoriety has come, not only from the magnificence of its construction but from the efforts the world’s best riders have laid down in training. On Strava, the best time is currently held by Sebastian Henao with a 24:54, but the unofficial record belongs to Bradley Wiggins, set in the winter of 2012 before his Tour victory. His time stands at an impossible 22:30, so just keep that in mind when you start your stopwatch running, which of course you must.