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Old 03-18-08, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by umd
I'm signed up for Orosi and Hanford next weekend too. That's part of my hesitation... driving up to Fresno (in this case way past Fresno) two weekends in a row, when I can do two races closer to home instead.

LT Intolerant, I hate crappy roads, especially descents. I don't think I could race down Gibraltar. **** on Sunday is about as bad as I can deal with trying to "race" down. How does it compare?
The descent is longer, faster in places, and the pavement IS worse. I don't want to scare you, I can do that to myself, but it's not for the faint of heart.

That said it's not a "technical" descent, and it does flatten out in portions. It's only dangerous if someone crashes (has never happened to me in the 10 times I've done it), or if a vehicle is coming the other way (fire engine 2 years ago coming to the aid of a rider who crashed almost killed 6 of us). I think the course really favors an all-arounder.
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