Kevin,
You can easily drive to the start in Evergreen from
Denver...however the finish is in Avon which is well past Vail.
It's fun to ride through the roundabouts in Vail because they stop
traffic and you can fantasize you're in the tour...(with a lot of
wankers, however, that can cause you to crash).
They have a huge spread of food and beer at the end (I think I
just sold Morrie on it with the mention of the "B" word.) If you act
this winter you could reserve a room for the wife and kids in Avon so
that you don't have drive back to Denver that night. It's the most
draining ride you'll ever do...especially if you go hard over the
passes. Be prepared for snow going over Squaw and Loveland Passes.
Vail pass is fairly easy, but the descent is slightly technical
because of the number of egos trying to prove their descending
ability on a bike path.
If a big enough PC contingent wanted to come out and do it they
should be well advised that this ride fills up within a week of the
event site being posted, however it would probably be more fun to do
this ride unsupported and on a weekend that there was no organized
ride.
Another loop that is good is to do the "Copper Triangle" which is
Copper / Leadville / Vail / back to Copper. I have not riddent that
one yet but would be interested in doing it. -Pete


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> I'm game. How close to Denver? The wife has family in the area and
I could make it seem like her vacation.
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> To: pccycling@...: peteqwee@...: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:24:11
+0000Subject: [pccycling] Re: a quote for those of you who race
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> Yeah...been there and done that. Not sure if you've seen
Morrie's "Triple Bypass" jersey. I carried that jersey in it's
original packaging inside my shorts (sorry Morty) in the pouring rain
over Squaw Pass (~12,000 ft?) and then descended in heavy rain into
Idaho Springs. After Stacey picked me up it still took me an hour to
stop shaking. Found out later that on the next pass it was snowing.
Maybe one year you guys should head out and do that ride. We don't
have to wait for it to be an event to do it...and there are better
road routes out here including doing Mt Evans (14,000 ft...the
highest paved road in CONUS). Dave J has even been to the top of Mt.
Evans...no small achievement for a big guy...
http://www.teamevergreen.org/HTML_MAIN_PAGES/triplebypass.htmlLater. -
Pete--- In pccycling@yahoogroups.com, kevin porter <re_porter@>
wrote:>> > Try doing them in the pouring rain, which was the case
last year at 6 Gap. Cork brake pads don't work so well after they
turn into sponge. Here's hoping for drier weather for you folks
heading that way this weekend. Wish I could join you but I will have
to settle for the usual ascents up Porter and Orange hills. . Kevin
Porter re_porter@ > > > To: pccycling@: peteqwee@: Tue, 25 Sep 2007
16:40:42 +0000Subject: [pccycling] Re: a quote for those of you who
race> > > > > Bobo,I feel so much better about myself now... By the
way, I see you posed the Six-Gap profile. Why not come out here to
Denver and just climb from Golden (~6,500 ft) to the top of Mt. Evans
(~14,000 ft). It's a lot easier to just climb once and descend
once.The two descents that used to scare the cr@p out of me were the
backsides of Hog Pen (steep) and Wolf Pen (gnarled up and twisty).
Have fun. Maybe I'll come out and do that next year... -Pete--- In
pccycling@yahoogroups.com, "Bobo" <rjm526@> wrote:>> > "You cannot
always win the race. On those days that you don't win, > always
remember that you were once the fastest and most victorious > sperm
out of hundreds of millions."> -anonymous-> > > > > > > >
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