2012 Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain

inner ring as ever nails it with this piece on steep climbs:

http://inrng.com/2012/05/mountain-climbing-gradient/

"yet these steep ramps can strip away variable factors meaning a more predictable race. The climb is reduced to a test of power-to-weight ratios."

the most fearsome climb is a replica of sterile laboratory
Just like a lab. Right down to the white coats and clipboards.

It's the article that's sterile though...