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Emma Cole

How to become a better climber on the bike

PAULS SPAIN MARCH 28 Alessandro De Marchi of Italy and Team Jayco AlUla competes during the 104th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025 Stage 5 a 1659km stage from Pauls to Amposta UCIWT on March 28 2025 in Pauls Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images.

For some, people climbing comes naturally and they gleefully dance uphill on their pedals, while for others, including this author, cycling up a mountain is an almightily painful and boring slog. But it doesn’t have to be that way. 

In fact, becoming a better climber doesn’t mean riding up a hill day after day. From pacing, to gear ratio choice and cadence, to leaving your ego behind, there is so much more to it.

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