An Eight Mile Uphill Time Trial that gains 1,900 feet of elevation. There is no flat. There is no downhill. There is only up.

The stage started at 3:00 pm, and the wind we enjoyed this morning had increased. There would be a strong cross wind for the majority of today’s ride.

And there was. I started into a head wind, which became a tailwind at the hairpin turn and finally a cross wind after a short quart mile. Right from the start, I brought my heart rate up to 175 bpm, and let it drop down to well above 150 bpm and kept it there for the entire ride.

I was please with my ride; I took four minutes off of last year’s time.

Distance: 8.19
Time: 45:34
Average Heart Rate: 155 bpm
Average Power: 251 – 253 pedaling

Stage Two