Awesome job guys! Cant wait to read your race reports. 

David Yang said:

Looks like Jill put in a proper time, just a few measly seconds out of top 10.  Great job!

Love that Ryan can keep up with Konrad.  If Ryan can be competitive with a baby at home, it gives me hope...

FWIW, Ryan weighs 141lbs. (I know because after he spanked me up to the top of Clausland Mtn recently, I asked in efforts to heal my wounds.)

Not going to spend a lot of time writing about the race today. Our condo with it's view of the Green Mountains has a pool and I think me and the family are going to take a dip. That said...

I think all KCC racers were reasonably happy with their performances today. Jill's 11th place finish and Adam's 8th were the best of the day for our happy little squadron of racers. She started racing like 10 minutes ago, and already she's a force in her fields!

The course is advertised as 6 miles, but my computer says 5.58 miles. Beautiful surroundings, really fantastic. (I always enjoy the ride home, taking in the scenery) The road starts with a climb that in some ways reminds me of State Line on 9W (but steeper and longer). It climbs for about 2 miles. And over 1/2 of my elapsed time is spent pedaling on this section.

The "middle section" of the course is pretty straight forward. Rollers, plenty of places of dips where the temptation is to go easy because you are already going fast (2k to go for example). But we are not new triathletes and we know better, right? Must pedal all the time. Easy to crank the watts on a climb, harder on downhill rollers.

My 30-second-man blew by me early on the climb. Finkraft's Runggatscher resplendent in his tall skinny self, riding deep dish carbon front, disc in the back, rolls to 2nd place finish. (He must be tired of 2nd place, last year same result!) I use him as a motivator and try to keep him in my sights as long as possible. I'm riding "Eddy Merckx style." I've got an aero lid, blue-belly skin suit and 10+ year old paired spoke Bontrager Lite hoops.

I finish in 16:23, 30 seconds better than last year, and set new 10- and 15-minute power records in the process. I'm still at the back of the pack in 24th out of 31 finishers, and while that never feels good, it's also hard to ignore the data. And that is solid enough.

Other KCC finishing times:

Jill Sink 18:52, 11/24 (Cat 3/4)
Adam Fabian 16:25, 8/41 (Cat 4/5)
Niall Smart 17:02, 14/43 (Cat 4/5 Masters)
Jeff White 17:13, 24/43 (Cat 4/5 Masters)

Circuit race tomorrow. And for me, the real work begins. I've got to place in 3 separate sprints tomorrow if I have any hope of bringing home the sprinter's jersey this year. Keep your fingers crossed; I'm going to need a little luck.

Brief race report from my iPad while I chill in a hammock:

Kind of bummed about my finish, but ultimately rode more or less the TT I had aimed for. Scored a disc wheel and aero helmet from Konrad and Ryan, which boosted my expectations. Went out a little harder than I probably should have on the climb, and didn't hold the power in the flats I had aimed for. In the end though, I was basically right at the power number I had aimed for. Looking at my file, my HR was around 190 for a large portion of it, and was at 197 at the finish. Don't think I had too much more to give. 

The he winner in my field would have placed 3rd in the 3s, and is an international rider who now has a 1:06 gap on me. Let's hope he sucks at climbing!

The real question for me tonight is how to approach tomorrow. Conservative and pack finish with same time? KOM? Try for a top 10 and maybe a break at 4k for the win? Or just show up and see how it goes? (It'll probably be the latter).

Adam, show up see how it goes. If international man of mystery gets away with some other strong riders, might be worth trying for a break. Otherwise, what you need is a pack finish time and to save your matches for the road race. GOOD LUCK ALL!

Reading with baited breath. Sounds like a good trip; wish I was there.

Wow Niall and Jeff were only 11 seconds apart but Jeff was 10 places behind. That's a tight TT field.

So today's stage is potentially a lesson in what not to do. Our race was pretty chill for the most part for the first lap, with a few unsuccessful moves here and there. On the right turn into the feed/KOM, there's a steep, short little riser. At that point you're about 5k from the KOM. I was second wheel coming through there, in the small ring, and quickly spun my way up it. As I do, I look back and see a nice little gap.  Interesting, I think. Here the road turns up, and I keep pedaling. I look back and my gap has grown. 

Now I wonder if these guys will leave me out here though the top, giving me the fist KOM. Guess what? They do, and now they're out of sight. Now I can take the descent solo. I do, but since I don't see them, I try to keep the power up. By the bottom, they're still not in site, and now I have the motto behind me. He finally rolls up and says I have a 45 sec gap. Crap, I think, that's maybe just lying enough that I can make this work. Soon it's 55sec, and I tell myself "let's see if we can nab a sprint win too while we're at it." I know the sprinters have to be working now, aware that I'm taking their points. 

I roll through 1st, the announcer says my name and I give a small wave. Moto rolls by: back to 45 sec now. I can see them creeping in, and it becomes apparent that I'm going to get caught. New goal is to keep it through the KOM, giving me both wins. I'm fading, though, and sure enough I'm caught with 2k to the KOM line. I jump in a little relieved and ask if anyone would just let me take it. Silly, sure, but was worth the ask. Someone goes, the rest follow, I'm out of the points on this one. Turns out a jr from Columbia who speaks no English was the one to go -- otherwise everyone was ok with me taking it. He didn't understand what I said, and is the winner by 2pts. So it goes. 

I rolled through at the back of the pack, but most importantly with the same time. Lost a gc spot due to time bonuses. Sit 2nd in KOM and 5th in Sprint points. The solo effort totaled 1hr, ~22 miles, all in z4. It was harder than I should have gone, but when I got that gap I went for the win or for nothing. Got nothing. Though afterward I learned that the pack worked super hard to catch me -- harder than any of them wanted to ride. I also got lots of kudos during and after the race, as many were apparently impressed at how long I stayed away. 

But tomorrow is hard af. Don't think I'll be able to win, but shooting for top 5, and if I attack it right, 
The KOM jersey and top 5 gc. 

Im rationalizing that effort, by the way, by comparing it to a standard Peaks midweek training ride from @TimCusick. Hard, yes, but not unusual. 

Albany, Tokeneke, and now GMSR. I'm growing to hate racing against Finkraft. They've got so many deadly weapons, that they just can crush just about any field they want. I feel like I'm a DIV 3 privateer racing against BMC or Sky or The Empire. And it's worse when we've got small fields. Just no place to hide, nothing to do. You either have the watts or you don't. And I'm not Luke Skywalker or Han Solo.

31 starters for the record. Roger Aspholm isn't their top guy after a "sub par" ITT, but when he puts in repeated attacks, the field still pays attention.

Rolling into the 5k to KOM, the dial is being pumped up. There are a blur of attacks and chasing. I see blue and white (Finkraft colors) at the front of the field. A lone guy with a bit of a gap, but we're coming hard and fast. Honestly, I'm suffering. And I feel like crap, I wasn't able to get any sprint points on the first lap. And I'm feeling utterly defeated and want to quit. So tired of getting crushed by all these guys. What more can I do?

But then I start to think, "What will I tell my son when he asks me about the race?" Will I tell him that I quit because it was too hard? I put my head down and get into a zone. I try to ignore the KOM attacks at the front and keep my pace steady. But there are only 31 of us. And my "steady" isn't strong enough. The field is going away. And then I see something I never thought I would ever see.

Roger Aspholm is going backwards. Fast. Holy crap, Aspholm just got dropped!!! No wonder I'm getting dropped too. And for a brief second this feels like a "get out of jail free" card. You know, I got dropped, sure, but so did Aspholm, I did my best. Except I didn't. And so I banish that narrative for the weak minded.

1K to go, the field is getting away, I steady my effort, look under my shoulder and see a couple of guys coming up. 3 of us now. We work together like sensible masters, get over the KOM, one short descent, followed by another rise then the grand descent. We're taking turns. I keep waiting for one of us to jump the other, but thankfully we are smart and calm and get back in plenty of time to catch our breath on the major descent.

Heading into 5k before the second lap's Hot Spot sprint, I'm focused, and I try to put my failure of the first lap behind me. There's a split. A group of 7 or so riders has about 10 or 15 seconds on the field. Some sprinters are up there. But their gap is not growing. I hold back, thinking that the momentum of the field will bring it back together. Finkraft is at the front. 3k to go, same gap. 2k, gap still open for business. 1k to go and I have a decision to make. This gap is not going to close. And then I have ZERO shot at the points. I don't like it, but I feel I have to get to the front and pull. I'm honestly not going too hard, and still manage to close it down in 500 meters. I just need a few hundred meters to recover and reposition. The guys are going full gas now. I'm still too far back and not strong enough to fight through the headwind. I roll through like in 6th or 7th, well out of the points. blah...

It's interesting, in addition to the main 5k climbing stretch, there are actually a few other areas that are tough on this course that don't get much attention when discussing the race. One of those areas comes right after the finish line sprint where a solid 3-5% climb on an open road after a big effort for sprint points can make you pay. I see the sprinters continue to motor. I don't bother. I know they will go nowhere and the next real battle will come up the final time up the feed zone climb. Sure enough the field starts to fly by me and I gradually pick up speed again and slot in and recover.

I was dreading the last time up the climb. This is where/when I got dropped last year to finish about 3 minutes behind the peloton. I grab a feed from Sarah, try to catch the eye of my son who is for some reason rolling around in the grass this lap, and get to get'n. Again, "in the zone." I'm actually a punchy climber myself, but it's all relative. Against these guys, I've got no punch. I try to keep it steady. Field is getting stretched, ouchy thin, and when I come off it's 200 meters to go. I look around for help. But quickly realize that it's pretty flat (3%) and stop looking for anyone besides myself to get me back. And I do. I reconnect on a little dip, hang tough on the next rise and then it's recovery time on the big descent and flats.

A few more tough moments that I get through.

Coming into the last 500 meters of the race I'm in decent position. We supposedly have the whole road here, but there is a steady stream of cars coming at us. So I'm somewhat pinned on the right side of the yellow line. Out of the saddle and with 200 I see daylight on the left and give it what I have and cross the line in 12th place.

Good racing from all KCCs today. Lead by Jeff White's 7th place in the 4/5 Masters. Very pumped for him. A GREAT result!

http://velocityresults.com/results/587/gmsr-stage-2-cr-moretown-vt

Good luck tomorrow all!

Results aren't up yet, but here's a little preview. Adam Fabian KICKED ASS. Seriously. I was/am too dead to talk much to anyone and I have nothing good to say about my own race. Other than I think I made time cut? #empty

Ha...I just checked into my total climbing feet for 3 days of racing (pre-rides, to and from some course included). 14,570ft. Tomorrow's crit is not flat, so I expect that number to go up too.

I guess the other dudes are too smoked to write stuff, so here is a link to the results:

http://velocityresults.com/results/590/gmsr-stage-2-rr-app-gap-vt

Fabian finishes 4th, on the Queen's stage, moves up to 3rd in GC...but only by a second. He's going to have to pay attention and sprint tomorrow.

Jill finishes 13th and seemed pleased with her performance. As she should be. Her field got shredded. And she looked fresh as a daisy, chatting away and snapping pics of the team. #tough

Niall takes 9th, Jeff 17th...out of 41 starters, those are some damn fine results as well.

Great job team. Please continue to kick ass tomorrow!

There isn't really much to say about this race. It's not that long, but it's $%*ing hard. The Middlebury Gap climb midway through is no joke, and is honestly about just as hard as App Gap. 

After yesterdays FTP effort, I wasn't sure what to expect from my legs. Last night, I spent some time in the icy mountain spring behind the house and rolled my legs. This morning, they felt fine, but my nerves were not.

Last night, I considered caring about the KOM. After some consideration, I decided to say eff it and just focus on the finish. That means burning no matches, and saving it all for App Gap. 

Early on the race was super jumpy with some hard accelerations. A couple guys, including one from DeathRow Velo attacked early and stayed away. And I mean stayed away. From about 5 miles before the intermediate sprint all the way to App Gap, these guys were gone.

In the pack, there were the typical accelerations which initially felt like hell, but given that the race started midway up a mountain, there was nowhere to really warmup. So, around mile 19, these started to feel a little more doable.

The pack was together through Mid Gap, where I started to ramp up the pressure. The field faded away, and I rode through 5th or so. The descent was sketch, cuz this is the 4/5 open. The junior in the dots apparently crashed in the feed zone (he was fine and stayed in the race, with the pack). Hank from Wild Stalyns bobbles and nearly smashes his face right in front of me at 50 while he's sitting on his top tube.

We regroup at the bottom and there's about 20 left. There's some pacelining, rotating, etc. This goes on, and I start considering if I should attack the field. One one of the little intermediate climbs, right before the gravel section, I ramp it up. I get a little gap, but no one is with me, so I just take the gravel alone and jump back in.

From here on where together, including through Baby App, which wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. There's still about 20 of us, minus those who flatted, and I started to noticed that Juan, the junior from Columbia in the dots, is bumming sips from others in the field. Some other guys are passing gels around. Super friendly, these guys. I brought about 700 calories on the bike, and ate way more than ever today.

So we make the turn onto App Gap, and the fun begins. After Killington, I resolved to not blow up on the climb. So I let guys attack and go, and I just keep grinding. This is a 15 to 20 min vo2 effort, I think, just at a super low cadence. When we made the turn, they told us there were two up the road. I start counting as we climb. Early on, I see 5 in front of me, plus the other two. Soon, we pass them. This bit's a blur, but next thing I know, going through the switchbacks, it's me and Juan, and he's holding my wheel as best he can. At one point he rubs it and nearly falls. He's hanging on for dear life -- I'm grinding away, trying to avoid the red. 

Then, the road kicks up, and I decide that it's time to shed him. I spin it up, and then start working. I can hear the announcer, I can see the overlook. This is the longest fucking 1k. I see the next guy in front of me zig zagging across the whole road, but there's no catching him. I cross the line, and can barely stand. This wasn't the hardest effort I've ever done, but there was no blood in my head, and I could barely feel my hands. Jill laughs as I ask the official to "hold me," which he kindly does.

So I got 4th, and find out I'm 3rd in GC. I also have a dirty little secret: I've never raced a real crit. I had thought I'd just be able to shrug this and do it at my own pace. Now, I actually have to care, and make this my first crit a super technical one. I've done Marc's crit clinic, and I feel strong, so I'm just to treat this like a cross race and go for the hole shot. From there, it's stay 8th wheel.

Today was a chess match -- tomorrow is a mosh pit. I'm not going to risk life and limb to stay on the podium, but I've done crit sprint workouts for days this year. That podium spot is mine, and these jabronis are going to have to fight me if they think they're going to get it from me.

Adam, and all crit racers. Quick important note about the start of your races. I hate when organizers do this, but tomorrow the first 1/2 lap is going to be neutral. They think it makes things safer, but it doesn't. Whatever.

Practically speaking, Adam, you'll be called up to the front row, just make sure you stay on the front row for the entirety of the neutral section. You'll take turns one, two and three before the pace car will speed away.

Fantastic result Adam! Great job racing smart. Good luck today!

If yesterday was awesome, today was the opposite. I just didn't have the legs. Got pulled half way through, and they put me 3 min back on the stage. I finished 16, but the big guys who were all 3+ min back yesterday leap frogged lots of the climbers in GC.

I finished 11 overall. The kid one sec back coming in fell to 9th. 

I'm bummed, but survived, and got the result I was going for yesterday. I guess that's something.

On to CX, and Nittany next weekend. I'm going to have a fire in my belly after today's disappointment.

In the 4/5 masters, Jeff finished 11 and Niall was 12th in the main group, and they looked awesome.
 

The GSMR race reports are a great read. This stage race is no joke. I admire all the preparation, effort and sacrifice that you all put into this race. 

"Go big or go home?"

Despite the fact that I've done some big crits, this year and in the way-back, I still had that ever-present pre-race pukey feeling today before my race. That's just me I guess. 25 years on and I still get nervous.

Of course, part of my nerves came from the goals I had set for myself for this day and the stage race as a whole. It was my last chance to do something. I've literally been planning for this race weekend, since the day it ended one year ago and so far, basically have come up with nothing to show for it.

Got some encouragement from Jill and Jeff and Adam while I was on my way up the hill on my warm-up. I was running a bit behind my normal schedule routine so couldn't chat for too long, but the reports from my teammates where bittersweet. Damn you bike racing!

After call-ups, lined up on the far right side, and zipped to the bumper of the lead car in first position. A couple of jamokes push by me in the neutral in turn 3. The car speeds off and the dudes are amped. Turn 6 used to terrify me. Of course, the pavement used to be crap, so it was worthy of my fear. The last few years however, the speeding descent, hard left turn up the big ring climb, with smooth pavement and multiple fast line options makes this a hoot to bomb.

Rocketing past dudes 1 and 2, I launch off the front early. Part one of my secret race plan was to lap the field. Sound ridiculous? Maybe, but not really on this course. 6 tricky turns in 1k, plus a small field made mostly of "GC dudes?" Off the front I put the power down, but quickly realize that some pretty significant winds would put an end to this idea. No matter, now I knew what it was like out there and so when even Roger Aspholm counters my move, I don't panic. He's got company, so his chances are better. But he's Roger Aspholm and the field ain't letting him go anywhere.

5 laps to go, the final Hot Spot Sprint is quick and while I thought about contesting or even countering, turns out I was too far back and not strong enough for either.

My last chance at glory comes with 2 laps to go. I get a gap off the front, I nail the corners tight enough that my inside knee brushes a hay bale. I'm not actually pedaling that hard. Yet. Coming down the descent instead of coasting, I click-it to a bigger gear and power up to subtle increase my gap. Nail the turn, I DRILL IT out of the saddle on the climb. All I have to do is hold off the field for one lap. I know I can do it, I know I can...

WHAT THE WHAT????!?!?! 2 laps to go? Are you fucking kidding me? It's supposed to be one lap to go. It was 2 laps to go one lap ago!!! I can't hold off the field for an extra lap. Everything I planned was based on this being the LAST LAP.

Sarah later reports to me that the announcers were totally confused, changing their "how many laps to go" story after we passed the finish line. I swear that lap card said 2 to go for two consecutive laps.

I sit up, try to sit in to recover and regroup, but I've only got one lap to reset and regroup, but for me it's basically game over. Ironically, the days winner, Max Lippolis did what I had intended to do, last lap solo flyer. Except he got his timing "right" and I got screwed. I don't really know this Lippolis guy, but he absolutely rubs me the wrong way, and that was before he started telling me after the race how there was no way I was going to hold off the field for two laps. And I think, "You don't know me. You don't know that I gapped the field and held that gap going 60% for one lap already, and I sure as hell liked my chances once I upped my effort to 100% for the last lap." But I just kept my mouth shut. He won, I lost, that's that.

T 8spt2015
re: kcc@GMSR 

YO! ALL Kissena Racers...Awesome Efforts @this challenging (4)day race!!!!

...Super impressed with ALL results ...&or Marc's "Race Reports" ...love the "Last lap" / "2Laps to-go" SNAfU (eh, isnt that Sarah's job 2keep you straight when there is blood in your eyes &you are STILL in the bloodyCrit for the last (3)Laps!?).

Bravo Jeff &Naill for high GC finishes &Adams rediculously high finish on AppGap (btw, raced twice &never finished crit ...rubber legs&pulled by 1/2way)love to hear more Reports ie. Jill, Jeff, Naill; ALL n ALL much 2be proud-of &Still Recommend ALL KCC's to target this race one day, yes, even the green Monster mr JMalcolmson! 
ALL Best,
-harryB;-)

Stage 1: TT

It was my first TT and I didn't really know what to expect.  I knew that the first climb was going to last for a steady 2.5 miles of the race.  I started in the big ring, immediately switched to the small when I glanced up at that hill in front of me.  It felt like only a minute or so in and I was passed by this crazy fast girl that I had just seen during warmup climbing up a mountain because she forgot something up at the registration area.  I see her pass the girl in front of me and then she's gone.  I then focus on getting to the girl ahead of me and I get her on the rollers.  There is a huge downhill, a dip, and then a wall climb right before the finish.  As I am going about as fast as I would for the day, the girl that I just passed is suddenly trying to pass me in the 6 inches between me and shoulder on my right.  She almost crashes us and I'm super pissed off at her.  So, i kick it up a notch, beat her and pass the girl in front of her.  Lost a few valuable seconds because of that lady and because of starting in the big ring, but I was happy to finish with an 11/24.  

OH!  And I rode back with the girl who passed me up the hill.  She said she passed about 6 people and I later learned that she is a professional triathlete and she recently won the Lake Placid Iron Man!  No big deal.  They wouldn't let her automatically upgrade into the Pro 1/2/3 field for the race.  Obviously she wins this entire thing.  

Stage 2:  Circuit Race

Our circuit race was pretty short, only a lap and 3/4, 34 miles.  We were neutral up the first hill.  I stayed at the front for the race until our field completely came apart at the QOM, let by Miss Professional Traiathlete, who stayed at the front and kept the pace blistering throughout the entire race.  I chased with 3 other ladies for a bit until my back felt like it was burning and it was not possible for me to hang with them any longer.  I went into TT mode for the last 4 miles thinking about how I was going to get up Middlebury and App Gap with significant back pain.  I finished 16/24.

Stage 3:  The big one!

I spent the whole day and night after the circuit race pretty uncertain of whether I would be able to race day 3 because of the back pain.  With lots of advil in my system the next morning, I hobbled up the hill to sign in for the day.  I was in pain just walking up the hill, but for some reason it didn't hurt as much on the bike.  I think all of the ladies were terrified from the brutal race the day before because everyone stayed together and we had a very nice steady ride up to Middlebury gap.  Middlebury gap was so painful...the hardest thing I felt that I had ever done in my life up to that point!  The field was split at that point.  I chased with 4 other ladies at a grueling pace. We picked up one girl who chased back to us after going over a guardrail on the downhill. This girl was so badass, the guardrail stopped her bike and she went flying over and barely sustained a scratch.   And when she joined us, she gave me an extra waterbottle since I was out of water after losing my second bottle on a bump 15 miles in.  So awesome!  Our chase group was together until baby gap.  App Gap was ridiculous!  I was barely moving my pedals forward in the granny gear, and that last 500 m! I thought, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, I CANNOT GET MY BIKE UP THAT!  I did a little zig zagging and made it!  First Kissena to the top (which was good since everyone started an hour or more after me)!  I came in 13th with a time of 3:50, under my goal of 4 hours!  It felt like a huge accomplishment and it was so much fun sharing it with my new friends that I had made on the ride and my teammates who came up the hill shortly after.  

Stage 4:  Crit

Who said the first half lap was neutral?!  Because it wasn't!  It was a sprint from the start.  I've never done much cornering, got popped at the start, chased for a few laps and was released early to my relief.  I was NOT ready for that.  Yikes!  

General Classification:  
I came in 14th/24!  No major mishaps and I made it up App Gap.  I would definitely do this again.  

@David Yang Thanks so much for your Garmin!  I stared at that thing the whole way up App Gap, marking off tenths of a mile as they passed.

And also thanks for the support and mentoring from my fellow Kissenas!  It was a great weekend out there with you.  

Wow Jill - amazing - truly amazing. I still cannot believe you went from "meh, maybe I'll try this biking thing" to doing GMSR in link six weeks. Chapeau!

Marc! What can I say? What a difference a year makes, eh? You've gone from "out of shape getting dropped on his own group ride" to contending for the win in a double-legit field at a double-secret legit event.

CX is going to be 'berry, 'berry good for you this year I think...!

Jill, how fun is stage racing? Awesome result, with back pain no less!

Re your bad back, have you had a proper bike fit? If not, I'd recommend you make it a priority. 

It was a blast!  I haven't had a full fit, but Ilya has been doing some adjustments to my bike.  I think the problem is that during really intense efforts I end up moving my upper body a lot.

Jill Sink said:

It was a blast!  I haven't had a full fit, but Ilya has been doing some adjustments to my bike.  I think the problem is that during really intense efforts I end up moving my upper body a lot.

sit ups, v-sits, etc. Core work, see if that fixes things too.

Marc Bertucco said:

Jill Sink said:

It was a blast!  I haven't had a full fit, but Ilya has been doing some adjustments to my bike.  I think the problem is that during really intense efforts I end up moving my upper body a lot.

sit ups, v-sits, etc. Core work, see if that fixes things too.

Planks not sit ups. 1982 phys-ed is faxing you the update now...

lololololol, true dat^

Serious props (again) to you all. Showing up ready to COMPETE at a race like that is not joke. Most are there just to finish.

well done!

Poking through my power files from the GMSR, I thought I might share some big picture stuff. It's also why, I suspect, I decided I was too tired to attempt an LT and VO2 filled workout yesterday.

These totals include a pre-ride of the TT course the day before racing began in earnest, plus riding to and from two of the 4 courses. We were staying in a ski condo development, so this basically mean a 3-mile climb of 9-15% whenever I wanted to get home. That said, here are some totals for 5 days of riding/racing amongst the 40+ crowd. It's certainly, from a TSS, kj and climbing point of view, my most demanding of the year.

217.8 miles
959.9 TSS
14,570 ft of climbing
8070kj