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What It's Like to Ride Mt Ventoux with Jay Torborg

Jay Torborg (Western Bike Works) has ridden tens of thousands of miles around the world. He spent some time in France this summer in the shadow of the legendary Mt. Ventoux. I wanted to get an insider's point of view of what this climb is really like. Jay provides!

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