Originally Posted by sailrace

Congrats to all of you who managed to get through it. It was a lot of fun, and i'm glad i can say it's over. I crossed the finish line and the first thing that crossed my mind was "how much can i get for my bike on ebay?" LOL

Exhausting, that's for sure. Those climbs are something else, i couldn't fathom doing the 6 gap - although a good friend of mine did.) The other thought that crossed my mind - i'm immediately buying a compact crank!!!