Some stages of the race are flat, while others take riders up the steep mountain roads of France. These stages often determine the champion.

比赛中有些赛段很平坦，而有些赛段则车手要骑上法国境内陡峭的山路，而这些赛段也往往决定了冠军人选。

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During the race, the dogs run hard. The trail is rugged. It is covered with ice and snow. It goes up steep hills and across frozen lakes. But the dogs are not afraid. They are courageous.

在比赛时，狗都奋力奔跑。道路很崎岖并且覆盖着冰雪。有时在陡峭的山坡上和有时穿过封冻的湖面。但狗并不害怕，他们很勇敢。

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It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course through steep, exhausting hills.

那是九月初的一天，天气凉爽而又晴朗，正是赛跑的好日子。我参加了一项10.5英里的越野赛跑，才跑了最初几英里；整个赛程要穿越若干陡峭耗人体力的山坡。

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And when we'd finished our snacks and I had hold of little pieces of Joey Buckley's life, we'd race our wheelchairs down the steep paved hill where on Saturday afternoons the stretchers and wheelchairs wound their way down the path between the buildings from the courtyard to the movie theater.

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