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05-20-10 | 12:12 AM

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Red Rider

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From: Vacaville, CA

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Originally Posted by Hermes

I raced up Sierra Road today as part of an event to watch the Tour of California. We raced up the climb, had a great lunch at the top and then watched the pros crest the climb. Sierra Road is 2000 vertical feet in 3.5 miles. It was very hard and there were several sections of 15% grade which takes it toll. In the ToC, there was a breakaway and the guys who crested the climb were really going fast. The main peloton was together. They make it look so easy.

I did what he did, only not as fast. This climb kicked my butt.

OTOH, it was amazing to watch the breakaway, as well as the peloton, do this climb as though is was a mere bump in the road. Great fun, to be sure.

For the record, I'm slower than VeloDiva, Hermes, cgallagh...I wasn't the slowest up the road but there's plenty of room for improvement.

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