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@Eugine85
Interesting to hear Phil Liggett talk about the low gear some of the riders were having fitted to their bikes prior to the stage. 34 chainring, 32 sprocket. That's more like a touring ratio. Mind you, a constant near 20% gradient for 2 miles at the end of a mountain stage........you'd need it, especially if you were a big lad. Some of those Spanish climbs seem to go on forever (I speak from experience). We've nothing like that in this country.