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The Beaver Creek stage will be the most decisive: the Bachelor Gulch climb is really hard, especially coming after a rolling mid-part of the stage. It's the hardest climb we've seen at this altitude - it's not like the usual consistent 6 per cent grade on Colorado climbs. There are steep pitches, winding through the neighborhood. They've done a great job at finding a good route up, and the descent is very technical.
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'I showed that I had the raw power' - Laurence Pithie confident of Classics boost after breakthrough season
22-year-old Kiwi talks leaving Groupama-FDJ for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and becoming a regular contender in the Cobbled Classics -
Wout van Aert makes victory gesture for son as he carries momentum into World Cup debut in Dendermonde
Belgian celebrates first cyclocross victory of the season with salute for son's fourth birthday -
Wout van Aert holds off Eli Iserbyt at muddy match in Superprestige Gullegem for first cyclocross win in a year
Michael Vanthourenhout rides to solo third place in Belgian podium sweep -
Lucinda Brand powers to solo victory at Superprestige Gullegem after chasing down Alvarado and Bäckstedt
Brand moves into series lead ahead of Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, as she takes third behind Zoe Bäckstedt
