Originally Posted by
dleesnowgs4
Here in Colorado especially on the climing routes, this race situation is settled very quickly because the hills expose what kind of rider you reall are. Wannabies get dropped pretty fast. I say this because it has happened to me a couple of times with some amazing cyclists here in Colorado.
I find this to be true for the most part. Most people on the long climbs are already at their limit and can't lift their pace to cause trouble when you come across them.
However, I've had problems with a few re-passers. I usually don't start riding hard until I'm past the rolling portion at the start of my climb. So when I do catch up to someone, I've put several minutes into them. Yet they become re-energized and try to hang on my wheel or re-pass me. I don't know what they're trying to prove since if they were better climbers I wouldn't have put 10 mins into them after 45 mins of climbing.