I watched the end of yesterday's stage of the TOC on the computer. I've climbed those roads many times and to watch them do it is amazing. The last 4 miles gains 2000 feet and has some 15% ramps and these guys were attacking each other up there. It's rare that I can make it all the way up without stopping for a minute.

It reminded me of the time RacerX hosted the event (he lived near the bottom) and we rode up to watch. He put on orange dredlocks and ran alongside Quintana, yelling in Spanish. He fed us at his place after the race, and I saw the orange dreds on TV on the late repeat show.