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Originally Posted by alessandro

Which side was Friebe talking about—from Pradleves? There are three ways up:
https://www.cycling-challenge.com/co...ra-and-beyond/

We went from Ponte Marmora, which has fewer sections at 9% or greater. It’s shorter, at just 21 km, vs. 22.6 or 25 km for the other sides. I don’t recall it being any more of a beast than the three preceding days of climbing: It was long, it was hot, it was steep. Michael just turned 60 and I’m 56. We stopped for water and pictures, we stopped to let the occasional car overtake, we stopped when we needed to so the heart rate could go down.

When I’m riding in Vermont I don’t stop on the climbs—my friends and I keep going till the top. OTOH, the climbs aren’t that long—7 km vs. 20+. Stopping is good when you need to.

From Diamonte. No stopping in VT? Not even on Lincoln Gap?