Originally Posted by
billyymc
I probably missed the details somewhere, but what makes this "horrible"?
What's the total climbing over the 100 miles? I think of FL as pretty flat...my brother who lives down there asked if I would be interested in doing a cross florida ride next year and I think the total climbing on that is something like 2,500 feet over 167 miles (I'm probably a little off on the details).
Last year's HH had a little over 4,000 feet of climbing over the 100 mile route. This year's route isn't final (jersey design is done and has the route on it), but it'll be pretty close to the same. It's nothing for the folks who ride mountains all the time, but for those of us in flat Florida, it's a lot. The highest point on the ride is only 300 feet high, and there is a 20 mile stretch that is pretty flat, so there is a lot of up and down. (If you are planning to use HWY 44 in your trip, make sure you wave when you pass my house).