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April 8th, 2005. Posted 19:05
The Amstel Gold Race is only one week away, and I am already getting a little nervous. Nervous because of mainly one reason. The hills. Today I did a little research about the 8 hills we will have to face during the 125km… They all seem doable, except one… “De Keutenberg”. That one will appear in front of us after 106.2 km. Reading about it scares me. Scares me a lot actually… Well this is a text and some pictures I found about the hill. So read and look for yourself:
“Look at the pictures, see the grade, be afraid and shiver. Are there hills that separate the men from the boys? Here the real men are separated from the men. I my opinion the toughest climb in Holland.
Statistics: Length 1200m. Average grade 8%, max 20% at the inner curve at the bottom… Out of the saddle for a stretch of 450 meter with a grade of 16.5%.
This landscape pimple has only one advantage. It’s, with an exception for the local people, closed for cars. The start of the climb with a hairpin bend is the toughest. Do you wanne reach the top, don’t waste all your energy there. If it gets dark in front of your eyes half way through, stop at the picknick site to overlook the landscape.
Take it from me that you require a minimal lung contents of 5,5 liter, need lots of climbing experience and EPO in your blood. For the average sado-masochistic cyclist, this climb is a must!”
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And?? Scared as well?? I guess not, as you are so smart not to try to cycle to the top…
I can’t wait until the 16th to cycle up this hill without knowing what to expect, so tomorrow that average sado-masochistic cyclist will be me. We will drive 275km (one way) to feel a pain in our legs we probably have never felt before… and damn I must be mad because I am looking forward to it! :-) *hahahaha*
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