Well, the race went great, it was very tough lots of people walking the hills. I never had to put a foot down though I was close on one of the dirt climbs. It was Juniper Swamp, an 18+ % grade on loose dirt you couldnt get out of the saddle cause your rear tire would spin and it was hard as heck to stay in the saddle and get enough power to get up the hill. I ended up doing an S-turn so as not to stop and that gave me enough momentum to keep going. Overall I finished 38th out of 50 in my fields it was sprint between four of us which though it did not decide any part of the race it was fun for us. I came in second in that sprint for the finish by a tenth of a second what fun. If you want to check out the race here is the event website. http://www.tourofthebattenkill.com/
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It looks a lot like my Paris to Ancaster. and the last hill sounds a bit like yours ours is 2.5 km... and I rode the whole thing for the first time in 11 years. Better gearing and Cyclo-CLIMB.
ReplyDeleteSounded like an incredible race, awesome that you got to be a part of it!
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