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Tour de Force

20 PERCENT INCLINE OF THE STEEPEST CLIMB

t Brown County’s Mount Tabor, the grade gets pretty nasty for about a quarter-mile. By comparison, Mont Ventoux, an iconic Tour de France climb, has an average grade of 7.5 percent, with the steepest section topping

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