How to climb that iconic mountain, the one you’ve dreamed of

For cyclists, there always seems to be one climb that has eluded them, and which figures highly in the imagination

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It might be one you have seen on TV - Pantani gliding up Alpe d’Huez, the Joux Plan defeating Armstrong, or Wiggins soaring to the top of Montee de Semnoz. It might be a climb you have read about, or even heard tall tales about over coffee on club rides. It might even be a climb that has defeated you before, leaving memories that make your hands stick to the bar tape.

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