Quote Originally Posted by Grog
Hmmmmm... I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but if a 25 km climb is 8.3%, it's an average, so it's likely that there are 11, 13, 15% (or more) climbs for a few hundred meters (or more) within the climb...

But : you still rock, no matter how steep or long the climb, by the simple fact that you try it and conqueer it!!

roflmao...not to mention the fact that I'm all red-faced, sweat soaked and sometimes drop down to less than 6 mph...NOT exactly what the boys are doing in the Tour, now is it? But hey, I motivate myself how and where I can