Originally Posted by
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Two reasons:
1. We are slow, 14.2 mph for the 100m course, we like to start early so we finish before they close the course.
2. Our "hotel" is half a block from the course, about two miles into the course; It's much more convenient to start there.
I started with the crowd in the "Hells Gate Hopefuls" section, took a half hour to get to the start line, averaged 13.7 mph riding, spent 20 minutes fixing a flat at the 13 mile mark, and still managed to make Hell's Gate.