Empty mountain passes, monastery stops, and a country that rides like nowhere else.
Taiwan is the cycling secret that wasn't supposed to leak. A small island with the highest paved road in East Asia, a coastline that runs hot and flat for 200 km, and a road-cycling culture that takes its bike-friendly bus rules very seriously.
We've been running this loop since 2011. Marco's a one-time pro who knows every café, every climb, and exactly which day to start so the weather stays on your side.
Seven days. Counter-clockwise. From the city to the mountains to the sea and back.
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The mountain pass that defines Taiwanese cycling. 87 km of switchbacks.
Marble walls, tunnels, river. Some of the most photographed road in Asia.
River paths and night-market spins. The arrival/departure ritual.
Marco's been running rides out of Taipei for eleven years. He knows which roads close in rain, which café in Hualien does the best beef noodle, and exactly when to start climbing Wuling so you finish before the cloud rolls in.
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" Wuling on day three broke me, then put me back together. Best ride of my life and I've been on a lot of them. "