Joaquim Rodríguez has recorded this on-board clip during a recon ride up Mur de Huy, the finish climb of La Fleche Wallonne (Photo: Sirotti)
Having won the race back in 2012, Joaquim Rodríguez will hope for another victory in La Fleche Wallonne down for decision today, Wednesday.
And the explosive Spanish climber has been up the ascent in recent days refreshing his memory in the event he reaches it at the end of 196km.
He's record the on-board footage below, which really hammers home just how steep this climb is.
It's extremely steep, maxing out at 24 per cent on the bends in the middle of the 1.3km climb.
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You probably won't get a true sense of just how steep it is on TV, but this clip really brings it home.
On board up the Mur du Huy
The climb is savage and coming as it does at the end of such a long and hard race, only the best prevail.
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