This Climb Is 100km Long And We Raced Up It

100km - all uphill. It's a rare find, but when Ollie did, he challenged his fellow international GCN presenters to a race to the summit! Discover the beautiful roads of this epic climb, the history that they're saturated with, and crucially, who got to the top first.
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⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Where is this climb then?
01:43 - Presenting... the presenters
02:20 - Leaving Nice
03:33 - Snack + history break!
05:39 - Back on the way
07:39 - 89km in: The race commences for real
09:06 - Not *actually* the highest pass in Europe
10:16 - Who cracks, who attacks?
11:11 - The French hit the support van!?
11:40 - Bridgewood on the front
12:51 - Attacks come thick and fast
14:29 - Sticky bottle...
15:01 - Finish line and race debrief
15:59 - Admiring the views

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