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  • April 19, 2012 at 4:01 pm #15588
    Gkam84

    Anyone been up this climb?

    Just been watching the Giro Del Trentino, HOLY MOTHER its steep in some places, an average of 10% over 10km topping out at 18%. I’ve alot of steep climbs around me upto the ski centre’s, but that looked gut busting.

    Commentators are talking in up for the Giro in a few years, that’ll see alot of the pack timed out i think. But it has made interesting watching to see who’s on form for the tours and the climbs 😉

    Now for more climbing, the Haute-Route highlights are on 730 km over 7 days with 17,000 metres of climbing :&

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  • April 20, 2012 at 8:47 pm #675381
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    Alan Tullett

    I watched a 38 min video on
    I watched a 38 min video on Steephill last night. Ouch! and the winner made it look so easy. And he only weighs 53kg.

    April 20, 2012 at 2:53 pm #675379
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    giff77

    My lungs and legs were
    My lungs and legs were burning just watching this.

    April 20, 2012 at 12:17 pm #675377
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    SPAM Naval

    ‘poisonous sting’ is well
    ‘poisonous sting’ is well named! It looked really tough.

    April 20, 2012 at 7:20 am #675375
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    Super Domestique

    The last thing you would want
    The last thing you would want is to hit the bottom at 30 mph and then take a wrong turn!

    April 19, 2012 at 9:34 pm #675373
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    Gkam84

    Its like something out of a
    Its like something out of a horror films for cyclist’s, I felt pain for them.

    This is the “best” video i can find apart from if you pay for Eurosport player, if you ignore the wannabe commentator you can see parts of the climb

    http://youtu.be/shV1h9_Khy0

    April 19, 2012 at 9:11 pm #675371
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    dave atkinson

    1,000m of climbing in 9km.
    1,000m of climbing in 9km. That’s gotta hurt 👿

    April 19, 2012 at 4:49 pm #675369
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    Simon_MacMichael

    I’d say it would be more
    I’d say it would be more likely for inclusion in the Giro if Angelo Zomegnan were in charge, it had become increasingly harder under him but this year’s percorso, the first under Michele Acquarone (not himself a cyclist – running’s his thing) is much more gentle. Well, comparatively speaking, anyway 😉

    Possible mountain time trial, but I’m not sure we’d see it as a summit finish on a road stage.

    April 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm #675367
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    Super Domestique

    Stunning wasn’t it.
    I don’t
    Stunning wasn’t it.

    I don’t want to spoil anymore for anyone but will comment later.

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