These last three rides were with Paul Hilliar who, being fitter than me, provided a hare to chase. He got plenty of rest at the top of ascents waiting for me to catch up.
Similar to the La Honda ride this one starts with the smaller climb up Ralston Avenue with a 11K flat section along Canada road which at this time of the year is a good deal colder than the lower peninsula. Once the digits were firmly numbed it was time to wind up Kings Mountain road. This is a Cat 2 7K climb.
Needless to say everything had thawed out within a few hundred meters of ascending.
The climb is comparable to the last section of Mount Hamilton and about one third of The Tormalet distance.
Once on Skyline Blvd there is a few more hundred meters of climbing before the long ascent down Skyline, La Honda and then Woodside for a total ride of 75K before breakfast.
A nice finish to the trip and a good base this early in the season to build upon.
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