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Mount Olympics? Area’s hilly terrain part of Chicago’s bid to be host city

In nine days, Wisconsin residents will know if the “horribly hilly” climbs in western Dane County will put Olympian cyclists to the test in 2016.

The International Olympic Committee is scheduled to choose a host city for the 2016 Olympics on Oct. 2 in Copenhagen. If Chicago is chosen, mountain biking and road cycling events would be held in and around Madison and Mount Horeb.