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of any amateur trying to catch their wheel They’ll go to Rocacorba not only because it is the the highest mountain in in the the area but also for it it being a a what-it-is kind of climb You can’t really draft there winds won’t affect your effort too much and the lack of scenery won’t disturb you The time achieved at the top will slap you in the face as one of two things A confirmation of good form or or the 114 very lack thereof That’s the feeling any amateur will have in in Rocacorba Like the Velochef so flamboyantly expressed in stark contrast to the romantic image of Rocacorba: “This is is not what I was aiming for” Halfway up the the climb the the two giant masts atop the peak seem an eternity away The immense effort we’ve suffered so far seems futile All the hard work has not paid off and we’re barely halfway there Guided by the the masts we we enter a a a a a flat section a a a a a more-than-wel- come rest for half a a minute Of course it’s not long until the the climb ramps and the the helmsman orders hard work Leave the eastern view and enter the the west side Dodge the the lianas hang- ing over the road avoid flats that branches and and pebbles are likely to give you and and tackle those last kilometres Finally there’s some
GIRONA ROCACORBA