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In anticipation of the new season, I got the idea to collect my bucket list for road bike cycling. I was quite surprised that I barely could find something online about bucket lists for road cyclists. What might be the reason?

Highlights for a ciclists life

My bucket list is supposed to list highlights for a cycling life. Therefore, my bucket-list contains also entries that I already completed. I think you can only really assess something once you have already experienced it. So all entries with a date are highlights that I have checked.

Road bike events in which you cannot participate yourself are missing in my list. Events like for example the finale of the Tour de France in Paris, the start or finish of a tour stage or a 6-day race I should possibly add one day to another list.

What belongs to my bucket-list?

There are many fantastic climbs in every mountain. There are numerous wonderful events all over the world. Out of this multitude, my bucket list should only contain the very special event and the very special climb.

I will continously update my list. Whenever a bike tour or an event fascinates me so much that it stands out from the other great experiences, I will add it to the list. Or I might read or hear about something so special that I think it should be on the list.

Explanations of the Bucket-List

The sequence is random and does not represent a ranking. It is in the nature of the list that each entry is special. At some events, such as the Cyclassics, I have participated several times. In these cases, only the latest participation is shown in the list.

My Bucket-List for raod bike cycling

1Ötztal bike marathonSöldenpending
2Passo Stelvio from PradPrad26.09.2018
3Lacets de MontvernierSt.-Jean-de Maurienne24.09.2019
4Coll dels ReisSa Calobra18.04.2018
5L’Etape du TourAlbertville21.07.2019
6CyclassicsHamburg25.08.2019
7Alpe d’HuezBourg d’Oisans pending
8Col du TourmaletSte. Marie-de-Campan08.09.2018
9Chapman’s Peak Drive Kapstadt13.03.2018
10Cap FormentorPort de Pollenca08.04.2019
11Tour TransalpBruneck06/2020
12Granfondo New YorkNew York pending
13Mont VentouxBédoin pending
14Passo del MortiroloMazzo pending
15Col du GalibierValloire pending
16Maratona dles DolomitesLa Villa, Corvara pending
17Cape Town Cycle TourKapstadt11.03.2018
18Spring training camp in in MallorcaAlcudia04/2019
19Sella RondaSüdtirol pending
20Bike Packing Tourvarious09/2017
21Crossing of the Alpsvarious09/2017
22TimmelsjochSt. Leonhard pending
23Grossglockner High Alpine RoadBruck pending
24Pico del VeletaGranada pending
25Passo di San BoldoTovena06/2020
26Mallorca 312Playa de Muropending
Bucket list raos bike: The mountains are the focus of many events
Bucket list raos bike: The mountains are the focus of many events

I collected some pictures of the events of my bucket-list Pinterest.