Yea, a lot of people were ticked off they closed Hell's Gate 1.5 hours early. Sorry you just barely missed it Denda.

AND... it's not really *fair* considering that people don't start riding at 7:00 AM sharp.

The only people who would have made it to Hell's Gate in time.... would have had to start at the front of the group of cyclists... and doing a 20+ mph average the whole way.

I guess that is why a lot of people were back tracking on the course... to get in another 25 miles.

Here is the Race Report: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=9550