Originally Posted by
cyclinfool
10wheels - Somtimes pictures don't do a hill justice. However - this pic does.
This is what I will climb in late June - 8 miles 3500' to the weather station at the very top.

You could start out riding like a demon, drop everybody, then get off and hide behind a tree. Then after the peloton goes by, ride down to the gondola lift and take it up to the top. Then zoom down and pass by people who are only halfway up. They'll probably make you next year's race director, and you won't have to do anything exertionall