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huge personal bias here
but you can ride back and forth over climax (dowd junction[minturn] to redcliff and back) a few times. you can also ride over to avon and ride up to the bottom of the beav if you want to mix in a little variety to satiate your climbing needs.
Personal bias but the dowd to redcliff and back is the best section of the loop, the rest varies from hard to painful to moderately fun. hauling down climax to minturn is the bees knees though. Also, you can stop in redcliff (hang a right after the bridge) and grab some food and a beer at Mangos if you need a breather. It makes for one of the better days you can spend on a bike.
Not sure what your bike selection is but if you have a crosser or a hardtail you can ride the Shrine Pass loop (Up vail pass, then instead of descending into copper, you head up through shrine pass and down into leadville,) I haven't looked at where the collapse is but that might get you around it. it's a great ride.
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