Day one and two of the Santa Cruz Andes Pacifico was all about the high altitude, sun, and dust of the rugged Chilean Andes spread over seven stages. With a total descent of nearly four thousand meters bikes were certainly beaten up and brake pads left burning hot.

Day one would be the Gates of Quempo and featured the highest start elevation of the race at over three thousand meters including some stages that had not been visited since the 2015 edition of the race. Day two, Cordon of the Spaniards (once used by the Spanish Conquistadors) would also send riders into a high altitude oxygen debt as they tackled three stages with 500-800m of descent each.

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