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Insider's guide: Climbs of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tales from the peloton, April 6, 2007

The Molenberg can take you by surprise
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The steepest section of the Molenberg
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The Wolvenberg just rears up at you
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The Kluisberg looks easy enough at first
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...when this happens!
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The Knokteberg winds peacefully through the countryside...
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Only when it reaches the top
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The Oude Kwaremont
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The steep cobbles ease off a bit
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But then it gets steeper again
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Nothing subtle about the Paterberg
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If you can't see how steep the road is
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The Kortekeer snakes up through the woods
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The Kortekeer may have an asphalt surface
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Steenbeekdries is harder to say
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...and it's pretty scary on the way down the other side!
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The Taainberg is quite pretty
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The Eikenberg's gradient never gets too tough
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The Eikenberg's surface is dotted with asphalt patches
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The Boigneberg is steep at the bottom
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The lead group including Boonen at Leberg
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Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) leads on Berendries
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Boonen and Van Petegem lead the break on Muur
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The Muur is not too steep
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... where it rears up at you
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One last steep ramp
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Battling up Bosberg in the
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