Ex-pro cyclist Si Richardson heads to Ovaro in northern Italy to tackle the infamous Monte Zoncolan. Joining him is form | dG1fc0pPMUFwTVNkbzQ
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 Leave all hope behind.
00:12 These are the gates to hell.
00:13 There are iconic climbs and iconoclastic climbs.
00:20 Monte Zoncolan very much falls into that second category
00:25 with slopes so steep, so monstrous,
00:29 it was long considered too challenging
00:31 for the Giro d'Italia.
00:33 But after many storied inclusions,
00:47 it has now successfully redefined
00:49 what today's riders on modern bikes can race up.
00:54 (speaking in foreign language)
00:58 What is it about the Zoncolan
01:07 that makes it so special to riders?
01:10 How can something so punishing be so loved?
01:14 I'm gonna take on cycling's ultimate rite of passage.
01:18 And what's more, I'm gonna do it with the help
01:20 of someone who knows all too well
01:22 the perils of the Zoncolan, Dan Martin.
01:26 Dan, Dan, wait up!
01:31 Dan!
01:32 You really are straight into it.
01:36 So, whoa.
01:38 - There we go.
01:40 250 watts.
01:44 - 7K an hour.
01:45 You don't go looking for the effort here.
01:52 - Yeah, I can't see it.
01:54 - You're basically defying gravity.
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