Pro gearing - 34x32?!

At the Vuelta this year, the winning rider used a 34x32 gearing to get up the Angliru, which is arguably the hardest climb in the world:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-tech-gear-ratios-critical-up-the-angliru_191093

Makes me glad I got a medium cage as a 32t or even 34t cassette cog is not far off in the future....Good Luck!
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