Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
People who are accustomed to rides with a few long, gradual climbs can often be surprised by the effort required to ride lots of short, steep climbs.
+1...as is often pointed out, Lance did a lot of riding in the Hill Country of Texas, where a 500' climb would be a big one, but where you can get about a half dozen of those 100 to 200' climbs in a couple of miles, followed by another 20 miles of the same.