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Cycle News 2016 Issue 27 July 12

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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FEATURE P104 F ear and exhilaration. That's what you feel racing up Pikes Peak. Fear is relative, as is exhilaration, and I'll admit to being an addict of both. Fear is healthy because it keeps you on your toes. It helps you distill decisions into the abso- lutely necessary and those that can wait. Make the right decisions, and fear is replaced with exhilaration. A euphoric feel- ing people chase over the course of their lives with sport, business, money, alcohol, whatever—exhilaration is your body's way of telling you you're alive. Really, really alive. Not the kind of rush a cup of cof- fee can give you, but the kind boxers feel when they knock out an opponent, or when a stockbroker makes a billion-dollar trade, or when a mother gives birth. This feeling, this point, is where you feel the blood coursing through your veins, your senses heightened, pupils dilated. 2016 PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB – PART I A YEAR'S WORTH OF DEVELOPMENT CAME TO AN END ATOP AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN. COME ALONG FOR ONE HELL OF A RIDE. BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDELS MEDIA, JIM SCAYSBROOK VIDEO BY NEXT MOTO CHAMPION BIG WAVE RACING

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