The race will head south when Stage 3
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The stage starts adjacent the brand new
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The opening laps will pass the McHenry Mansion and Museum
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Riders should get a good tailwind
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The signs lead the way as riders enter
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A barren stretch through Del Puerto Canyon...
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...which doesn't get any greener as you go.
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Nobody will argue that the stage
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As if the twisty roads weren't enough
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One of the steep gradients at the end
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The climb up Mt. Hamilton starts here
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Here's one of the tough switchbacks the riders
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Approaching the top of Mt. Hamilton.
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The road leading towards Lick Observatory
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Views from the top of Mt. Hamilton are spectacular
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The seemingly eternal descent of Mt. Hamilton
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Another spectacular part of the stage is
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The tough climbs of the first real mountain stage
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...also features some fast and technical descending.
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