Originally Posted by
AdamDZ
5000 feet? Wow, I'll have to have a closer look at your route. Thanks.
Not that hard to get 5000+ in the area. You might need 70+ miles to do it.
Macopin Rd, in Butler is a nice warm-up. As is Glenwild/Otterhole. Go north from there and take in Mt. Peter north of Greenwood lake.
Originally Posted by
Lamabb
It ended up being 5000 Feet of Climbing with plenty of long slogs at 6-8% grade for a mile or two. I finished with a 19 average thanks to the downhills... it was a RIDE for sure..
That's fast. Fast downhills are never enough to recover the hit to the average from climbing (aerodynamic resistance is the limiting factor). That high average means you went
up the hills fast!