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Every fact has a source and a date

• Source: listed at the bottom of every destination and climb page.
• Climbs: distance, gain and gradient are copied from a named source; values we calculate are marked *, profiles are schematic, estimated times state their assumptions.
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• Last verified: shown per destination in the Data quality box.
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• Labels: Data objective data · Editorial our judgement · Provisional – to verify not yet researched · Example data illustrative numbers · Stub profile in research.
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How we rate months and score matches

Month rating Data – one rule applied to each destination's climate station (long-term averages):

• Hot: average high above 29.5 °C.
• Prime: average high 17–27 °C, average low at least 6 °C, and not a wet month (at most 10 rain days and 110 mm).
• Good: any other month with an average high of 13–29.5 °C.
• Off-season: average high below 13 °C.

Limits: stations sit in valleys or on the coast and mountain roads are colder; rain-day definitions differ between national services (noted per station).

Finder score – weighted sum: month 35% Data; terrain 20%, rider level 15%, climbing 10%, travel method 10%, quiet roads 5%, budget 5% Editorial. Shown as a match percentage with the full breakdown for every result.