OK, a diversion from the heavy lifting of managing programs.
There are two rides, spring and fall, in Moab Utah for the Lance Armstrong foundation. Most years there are celebrity riders. I never get to ride with them, because our over 50 and over 60 group gets dropped on the first big climb to the "Big Nasty." The Big Nasty is 3,000 feet gain in 7 miles. Now that doesn't sound too bad for a seasoned Colorado road rider. But there are two along flat sections in there before reaching the summit. Take those out and its something like 3,000 feet in 5 miles and that makes it 9% to 11% grade while climbing. The route got it's name on the first year, when an organize asked some of the first riders up "how was that?" The answer was "that was nasty!"
Here's an outtake of an award ceremony from the Moab Century. Bob Roll was a pro rider in Europe and commentator for VS Tour de France.
And classic Bob Roll in his "day job"
