Originally Posted by
lhbernhardt
I'll also be at Knoxville, flying down from Canada to complete my third Cali Triple Crown double. On the fixie, of course. Wondering if Cobb will be as stiff from the other direction!
Luis
The actual climb up to Loch Lomond is steeper, but shorter, than climbing up from Middletown. If you take Siegler Canyon into account, there is ± 6 miles of "up", with the last 2 [or so] being the steep bit on Loch Lomond Rd. Seigler is fairly gradual and in the 4-5% range. I've measured between 12% and 15%, dependent on the weather. It's a "grit your teeth" section that really does pass reasonably fast.
As Rick will no doubt attest, we have ABUNDANT road support on the entire route, JIC!
YMMV
-dg