There's a Lance quote out there somewhere that's something to the effect of "What hill? I only see the ground in front of me"

I find that really helpful-to just repeat it's just the ground in front of me, so what if it's sloping up? I zone in 3 ft ahead of the wheel and spin-or on a group ride I just zone on the wheel in front of me. Hills are all in my head I think-esp since we don't have real hills here!