this was my first tour de blast and i made it up to the top, but it was a struggle. riding back down to elk rock i hung out by the fire with some of the guys. evidently my lips were blue and one of the volunteers put a jacket over my shoulders. so i warmed up and dried off a bit, fought the cold and was doing ok. the last 5 miles before toutle it started to rain (again) so, i ended up wet at the finish line. great ride! i'm a very slow rider, and very hard core... hahahahaha.