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2012 Climbs of the Year – Top Ten
As noted in the post for Climbs 20-11, there was no clear criteria for how to rank these. Somehow I ended up ranking most of the “epic” climbs near the top. These are the longest, toughest, most brutal...
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The New and Improved NC Climbs
The winter project was to clean up the Climbs sections. Many of the pages had grown uncontrollably, had become unwieldy, and made the information disorganized. The NC Climbs page was the worst...
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How Steep is Too Steep?
Earlier this week, the Tirreno-Adriatico (“Race of Two Seas”) buzzed around blogosphere and social media because of a brutal 6th stage. There were a number of stories, some of them inspiring (link to...
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Assault on the Carolinas, Redux
We arrived in Brevard Friday for our 4-day weekend. Two cabins, 21 total people, and overflowing dishes of food. It was a cyclist’s paradise. The weather looked to be gorgeous for Saturday, very...
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Jump Off Rock
When I woke up Sunday morning, my hip and especially my back were a little sore. The prior day of riding had taken it’s toll. My first inclination was to rest. After taking my anti-inflammatory and...
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Assault on Morrow Mountain, 2013, Locust, NC
The plans were up in the air again this week. The coastal ride I had registered for was canceled because of Tropical Storm Andrea, which had passed through later in the week. That left me with Plan B...
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Mount Charleston, Fail
Our timing for Vegas couldn’t be worse. We happened to be traveling during a record-setting heat wave. The temperatures have been in upper hundred-teens. Yes, that is teens with a 100 in front of it....
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South Carolina Climbs + Odds and Ends
The sick bug continues to plague me. After a week of relatively heavy training, it became much worse, developing into a painfully uncomfortable cough this weekend. Rather than continuing to train and...
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Grayson Highlands, Virginia
Since I would be up in the High Country a day early, I decided to make my warm-up ride a little more interesting. Usually I will spin for 10-20 miles before a big ride, just to get the legs fresh. This...
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Climbs Project Completed (for now)
There’s nothing like a nasty, lingering cold to help finish long-term projects. Since last year, I’ve been working on revamping the Climbs section to something a little more detailed and pleasing to...
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