Old 09-12-17, 10:32 PM
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I just came across an example of a road where the difference would probably be a factor of two.

The Shot: Contador's longest goodbye | VeloNews.com (Angliru, Stage 20, 2017 Vuelta a Espana)

This as gravel? The subject of this shot would have had to sit at a huge cost to his climbing abilities. (I know. I recently did a ride here west of Portland with those kinds of grades and gravel. I climb like that guy. well not as fast. It was brutal.)

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