Friends and followers of the blog will know that the Ultimate Challenge is one of my very favorite cycling events in a love-hate kind of way. The traditional routes have featured distances of around 110 miles and up to 12,000 feet of vertical. The route for 2017 from Soldier Hollow to Snowbird is 61 miles in length with 7700 feet of vertical divided in two difficult climbs, the Alpine Loop and Little Cottonwood Canyon. This will be a tough route for the pros because they will likely race flat out start to finish. The Ultimate Challenge which typically is very slow to fill will likely fill very quickly this year due to the more manageable route. I am planning to register right now.
https://www.tourofutah.com/stages/6
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