Climb Index Europe

The Author

Sirko Kamusella born 1987, living in Dresden, Germany PhD in solid state physics road cycling since 2000, 500...600 hours training per year, all-rounder with climbing and long distance qualities organizer and initiator of ElbSpitze benchmarks: Alp d'Huez at 4.65 W/kg (2011), Dlouha Louka 5.12 W/kg over 24 minutes (2015), Hrob 5.22 W/kg over 20 minutes (2015), Heimat STRONG 2011: mid Section 2.88 W/kg average over 12 hours, vO2max = 0.70 ml/kg/min (2013); long distance triathlon in 9:22 (2017); marathon 2:57 (2016) favourite climbs: Dlouha Louka, Rückenhain, Monte Grappa, Transalpina favourite cycling regions: České středohoří, Black Forest

My Bikes

	"Das gute Cube", since 2009, my favourite and best looking bike highlights: Elbspitze 2010..2012, STRONG, Sierra Nevada, Black Forest, Romania, Ironman
	"Plasteding", since 2013, because I finally wanted to climb faster, no style, only performance highlights: Elbspitze since 2013, Ötzi 2014 (7:56), climb records
	"Arbeitsrad", since 2017, fully equipped against the daily rough condition of commuting
	"Mistkarrn", since 2002, gets all old stuff from the more expensive road bikes highlights: 9 amazing bike holidays in the alps, my first crash to hospital at Timmelsjoch
	"Merida", 2008-2009, the bike I never cleaned, last time to buy a bike from a local shop, lost in crash highlights: ... first Elbspitze!
	"Stevens", 2002-2008, spend my whole youth at this amazing bike, lost it in a horrible crash with a left-turning car at the very first Elbspitze attempt, still missing it highlights: several records in Dlouha Louka, first solo 400 km ride
	"Fischer", ...-2002, my first serious bike to start doing endurance sports at the age of twelve. highlights: lost several pounds on it, first two bike trips in the alps including Stelvio