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Start putting the 2nd side of the tire opposite side from the valve, and lastly at the valve spot. Bicycle wheels usually have a small indent in the middle of the rim, and you should try to move the tire bead there as you put it on the rim, allowing more clearance to work with.
If you have the valve stem somewhere else than at the very last spot, it will block the tire bead from dropping into this indent.
Some tires just are pain in the ass to install