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Gavia 1988 – The Day The Big Men Cried

Epic is perhaps over-commonly used in sport, but Stage 14 of the 1988 Giro over the Gavia pass was truly an EPIC stage. In Italy this stage is still known as “The Day The Big Men Cried” such was the brutal nature of the weather, combined with climbing the partially paved 2621m giant pass. Having […]

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