Quote Originally Posted by Nokomis
Ride 1: Monster Cookie
Ride 2: RACC: Organized / charity ride, with SAG. I have not seen the route, but it was enough that DH was shocked by the difficulty in previous years rides. The web site talks about total elevation, but doesn't have a route or elevation plot available. Hills are at the end of the ride, from what I can tell.
Hi Nokomis,

I've done both these rides several times.

Monster Cookie - piece of cake (or cookie?? ). Nothing resembling a hill, save for one teeny bump.

RACC - I've done both the 65 mile and century route several times. (The century adds an extra loop up at the northern end of the route). The 65 mile ride rolls up and down alot but the only really tough hills are two near the end. The 2nd-to-last is long, but straight, so you can see the top (I always find that helps...) And, about 2/3rds of the way up, there's a nice convenient street that you can turn into and catch your breath (yes, I've done this ) Then, the very last hill is this mean little b@stard that is very steep (albeit not very long). One very-out-of-shape year, I swallowed my pride and walked it. Felt like I was walking out of my shoes.

Other than the sections in Vancouver, the ride is very pretty.

But, the very best part of the ride is the upper 40 miles of the top loop. A group of us are riding the top loop on Saturday. Leaving Daybreak Park at 9am. Very nice group - no one ever gets left behind. Why not join us?

Susan