UnderstoodIt's the style of riding. Even in 1997, Ullrich was dropped hard on PdH and struggled on Madeliene. Those were the 8% climbs. He crushed Arcalis and the Croix de Chaburet (sp), which were between 5.5-7.5%. Remco similarly, has had his success on the shallower grades, while gets dropped once the gradient approaches 10%