among the best of the midweek bike races of the season. always on the Wed before the Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
it finishes on one of the steepest climbs in cycling, the Mur de Huy. not long, gradients up to 26%
the strongest riders typically wait till the end to pounce. even though the climb is only 1.3 km, you can lose some serious time on such a hard climb. sometimes you even see pros having to walk their bike if the peloton slows too much and you cant keep your momentum up.
Alejandro Valverde won 5 times and was a pure joy to watch him time his final effort perfectly time after time.
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Magnificent again! 2-day streak of getting it in 2.
More luck, less skill than yesterdays' 2.
Wordle 1,768 2/6*
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Skill 86/99
Luck 92/99
decided to use a different starting guess than yesterday figuring it wouldnt be so good2 days in a row
NYT Crossword
37 Down. 3 letters > Golden Bears' school, familiarly
there was also this today
> Trojan's sch.
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Fleche Wallonne - The Walloon Arrow
among the best of the midweek bike races of the season. always on the Wed before the Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
it finishes on one of the steepest climbs in cycling, the Mur de Huy. not long, gradients up to 26%
the strongest riders typically wait till the end to pounce. even though the climb is only 1.3 km, you can lose some serious time on such a hard climb. sometimes you even see pros having to walk their bike if the peloton slows too much and you cant keep your momentum up.
Alejandro Valverde won 5 times and was a pure joy to watch him time his final effort perfectly time after time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mur_de_Huy
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