Originally Posted by Vinokurtov
Forget Snelling, while there's some bad sections of road it's not much of a climbers race and the finish is horrific. Wards Ferry is fun but the climbs are a bit short.
Copperopolis is a classic. Great climbers race. It's hairy too, with a nasty potholed descent to the finish. It's the Saturday before Easter BTW. Last year Levi and BJM showed up, Levi trounced everyone.
Orosi is also a blast. It's around 6500' of climbing with some steep pitches and 60+ miles if you include the neutral roll out. Roads are better than Copperopolis and it draws a much smaller field. Rained last year and I finished looking like I had ridden Paris Roubaix. Loved it.
If you were coming up a bit later Mt. Hamilton is a beast if you do the long course.
Thanks, is Mt Hamilton the one-way course? I've wanted to do that one as well, but forgot to list it. The whole Easter thing may get in the way of Copperolis
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