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Haute Route Alps Stage 7 - The finale!

  STAGE 7  August 27th, 2022 Start: Megeve, France Finish: Megeve, France 62 miles 4:21 riding time 14.2 mph average 7628 feet Climbs: Epine (6.9K), Croix Fry (11.3K), Aravis (4.4K) After 6 days, we didn't think we would make it this far. The final day. All that was between us and becoming an official Haute Route finisher was 62 miles. On any day in Greenville, riding 7600 feet would be a big climbing day but for stage 7, it was a "light" day. Besides the time trial, every stage involed over 10,000 feet of climbing. I was really looking forward to completing this event and I wore my Haute Route jersey (included in our race packet) as a celebration for making it to the last stage.  At breakfast, I looked at the results and I was safely sitting in 2nd place in my age group. Unless something extreme happened (ex. mechanical or crash), I felt like I could remain 2nd in my age group (40-44). I felt like that was a big accomplishment and I brought that motivation to the stage. ...