I am in State College...my mother moved to Austin about 8 years ago now with her then new husband who used to work for PSU but is now with UT.
As for the route it isn't bad. There are some climbs but not many that hurt...mostly rollers. 2 years ago there was a KILLER climb near the end...at like mile 98 so not only was it a tough hill, it was a tough hill after 98 miles of riding. But last year they rerouted around this...MUCH MUCH better. My Garmin data says the ride was 102.27 miles with 2985' of climbing in 2006...I didn't have the Garmin in 2005. I will see if I can figure out how to post an elevation profile tonight.
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