The following Batting Practice schedule will be in place for the 2016 Houston Astros Home Games. - Astros BP to start at 4:45 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times before September 1st. - Astros BP to start at 4:35 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times after September 1st.
Pico de Veleta - The Highest Road in Europe. Climbing the Pico de Veleta is one of the great cycling challenges in Europe. The mountain is the third highest peak in Spain, and also the highest paved road in Europe. It perhaps lacks the fame of Tourmalet, Ventoux or Alpe d'Huez; but Veleta is longer and tougher than all of them. Veleta is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalucia, with the climb beginning in the city of Granada.
Reaching 3,428 meters, the Pico de Veleta Mountain is the second-highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range after the Cerro de MulhacÃ©n Mountain, which soars to 3,481 meters. The road to the Pico de Veleta is an enchanting trip into the glorious mountain world of the Sierra Nevada. The journey begins at an elevation of 640 meters at Vega de Granada and climbs at a continuous ascent to 3,392 meters, nearly to the peak of Pico de Veleta, making it one of Europe's highest mountain roads.