The Giro d’Italia : Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours – Part 2
The Giro is known to surprise it's riders with inclement weather along the tour. The coast brings rain and the imposing summits bring cold weather and snow.
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The La Veulta – Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours -Part 3 :
Like its more famous cousins in the Grand Tour, the Vuelta is yet another test of human endurance. The best of the lot rides 3200 km over three weeks. Again, it is the mountains that are the main challenge of the race. The Spanish side of the Pyrenees towards the north, Sierra Nevada, the mountain in the Baeltic ranges deep in the south of Spain, have all been a part of the race at various times.
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The joke is on them.
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