There were something like 50 good, arduous climbs around Nice, solid inclines of ten miles or more. The … - Lance Armstrong

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There were something like 50 good, arduous climbs around Nice, solid inclines of ten miles or more. The trick was not to climb every once in awhile, but to climb repeatedly. I would do three different climbs in one day, over the course of a six- or seven-hour ride. A 12 mile climb took about an hour, so that tells you what my days were like.

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