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    Trollstigen (Norway) – Cycling Inspiration & Education



    Deep in the mountains on the western coastline of Norway, legend has it that trolls roam the Trollstigen by night turning to stone if hit by sunlight. I’d experienced this climb once before, on a dark wintry day, continually watching my back with senses on high alert for every unknown rustle at the side of the road.

    Today was a different story, the early cloud burning through to reveal the road in all its splendour. I’ve been fortunate enough to ride many mountains over the years but there were moments during this climb that took me to a completely different world, where the tiniest touch of water on your skin makes you feel so alive, reminding you how the power of nature and the great outdoors is the answer to every question. I still get that same feeling when I watch these moments, I hope you do too, and one day you can experience the pure beauty of the Stigfossen waterfall and Trollstigen as I was lucky enough to do so.

    Start: Sogge
    Length: 19km
    Summit: 852m
    Elevation gain: 802m
    Average gradient: 4.4%
    Max gradient: 10%
    Ridden in June

    Thank you to our partners Mavic, Cannondale, Exposure Lights, Lezyne, MyPower by InfoCrank, Muc Off, The Sufferfest, TORQ and USE for enabling us to bring these truly special mountains to life for you all. If you’re in need of new bike kit in the future and you enjoyed this video then bear them in mind and help keep the wheels turning 🙂

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    Mike Cotty
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    2. huntingsynth on

      Hey Mike…great stuff from you and the crew…very inspiring…on a bit of a journey myself…December 2015 I weighed 285lbs…now at 220lbs with final target at 180lbs…avg about 150 miles a week over past year and ramping up to 250 this summer with target to start racing at age 50 next spring once I have hit my target weight…gotta come to California and do some epic climbs like onion valley

    3. Tim Parker on

      So very glad you did this climb Mike, been one i've wanted to see more of for so long now especially past the viewing point, and can't see getting to Norway in the near future. Beautifully shot, absolutely gorgeous, many thanks again.

    5. Ben Lock on

      +The Col Collective that looks an amazing climb i wish i had the money to go abroad to different places and climbs some of the amazing climbs

    12. Tenet on

      Norway is wonderful for cycling. Just bring clothes for 4 seasons because you never know what weather you may end up in.

    19. Felix Garcia on

      I stayed on Trollstigen on summer 2015, I never forget the amazing views of this place, driving with waterfalls on the side…Thanks Mike for this videos, I feel very very good and happy when you publish it.

    20. Menno Reitsma on

      I immediatly thought about your video seeing this one: https://youtu.be/-ofGq4usOtY . I discovered your channel recently and absolutely love it (and so does my wife who isn't even a cyclist), I just booked a summer holidays in Briancon to ride Agnel, Izoard and Bonette, all thanks to the inpiration of your channel (well, I already was planning to go there, but after seeing your vids a couple of years earlier). Thanks for all the great work!

    27. Bruce Geffen on

      I rode this yesterday based on this video of yours! Thank you and your team for putting it together! There was a bit less snow, and the amount of tourist traffic was fairly heavy, but that didn't detract from the spectacular beauty one single bit. Next time, I'll start at the bottom and ride up, instead of descending first, then turning around and heading back up. Again, thanks for this inspirational ride!

    28. Lars Munch on

      @ 5:18 it is mentioned, that you see the Troll Wall up to the left. This is not correct. You can't see the Troll Wall from the Trollstigen road. The Troll Wall faces east towards the next valley Romsdalen. What you see up to the left @ 5:18 is the western side of the ridge, where the Troll Wall is on the other side. Apart from that a beautiful video as always.

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