Originally Posted by terrymorse
Grand Mesa looks like a beast. According to Magasmen, Cycling Colorado's Mountain Passes, the west side is 21.4 miles, 5640'. That qualifies it as an hors categorie, but just barely at a 5% average grade.
When driving home from my Mt. Evans trip last week, the temperature at the turnoff to Grand Mesa was 105 F.
Hey, what were your stats for the Mt. Evans climb. Two people from my work did the ride. One guy was 3rd in his age class. I want to do the climb, but I'm not ready for any sort of race.
Steve
-14,000 + feet, are you kidding me? There's no air up there!