BikeWNC how do you rate the difficulty of this compared to other rides. I looked at the finishing times from last year, and they seem to be longer than a lot of the rides I have scoped out.

I think the reason I like this is I was thinking about a ride from Sugarlands Visitor Center up Newfound Gap descend into Cherokee, left on the BRP and then climb until I puke. Seems to me that would be likely two cat 1 and 1 cat 2 climbs in the TDF. Not really steep but long grinding climbs.

Richard