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Originally Posted by Eric F
I never fail to be surprised/amused at the goat-tracks the Vuelta organizers think are suitable for racing. It's part of the Vuelta character, I suppose. Today's finishing climb was ridiculous...and epic.
vuelta organizers guilty as charged. giro organizers always seem to involve plenty of railroad/light railway tracks within the finishing dozen or so km's and
an ambitious mountain stage or two that get truncated. tdf always seems to include a few questionable finishes within 3km's.
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