Despite pinning Mike to the road during the 2007 Etape du Tour, he still has a special affection for the Col de Peyresourde.  

Watched over by the highest peak in the Dolomites, the 3,343 metre high Marmolada, the Passo Fedaia is an enchanting journey of mystery and intrigue right from the very beginning. 

Not only the highest road pass in Italy at 2,758m, but also the highest finish in any Grand Tour, the Passo dello Stelvio is a beast of a climb and although the ascent from Bormio may not be quite as famous as from Prato, it’s the stuff of cycling legend as you’ll see. 

Journey from forest green, past cascading waterfalls, over stone bridges and to a whole new world of mountain greatness, as TORQ Fuelled Mike Cotty tackles the 2,000 metre high, 26km long, Col de la Madeleine in the French Alps.  

The term “tough weekend” has been used frequently this winter, but Nick admits this particular weekend saw him cycling in two of the hardest races he’s ever done. 

TORQ are pleased to announce that for 2016 we will be fuelling one of British Triathlons’ fastest rising stars, IronMan Triathlete, Joe Skipper, with our range of TORQ Performance Nutrition Products. 

Surrounded by no less than fifteen snowcapped peaks above 3,000 metres, climbing to the ski-station at Superbagnères, deep in the Midi-Pyrénées, opens up a whole new world of freedom all the way to its 1,800 metre summit. 

If there’s one mountain that strikes fear into the heart and soul of cyclists the world over, it’s Mont Ventoux, and while the ascent from Bédoin garners most of the limelight, delve a little deeper and you’ll find a certain serenity amidst its lunar landscape that may well be unexpected. 

The curvy Passo Pordoi may not be the longest or the hardest climb, but with 33 hairpins in less than 10km, it’ll take some serious work to beat that ‘bend to length’ ratio. 

An unbelievable climb, snow-capped peaks, an abundance of nature and a deserted road that looks like it’s been stitched to the side of the mountain with a needle and thread, takes you on a journey like never before.  

Nestled in the heart of the Rhône-Alpes and surrounded by a veritable who’s who of mountain peaks like the Galibier and Alpe d’Huez, the Col de la Croix de Fer may not be quite as well known as its more celebrated siblings, but that’s not to say it’s any less spectacular. 

“Pacing, pacing, pacing, should be circulating in your head like a broken record throughout, especially as the steepest gradients up to 15% come in the final kilometre”, says The Col Collevtive’s Mike Cotty.