Whiteface Race

Chester Kuhn said:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has done the race up Whiteface Mountain in New
York. This will be my first year, and was wondering if there is anything I
should know about the pace of this 8 mile, 3000 ft climbing race? I am 25,
and will probably have my ass handed to me.....

I haven't done that race but I have raced up Whiteface twice -- both
times at the end of a road race of about 75 miles. In both cases it
took me about an hour and I was in 38 or 39 x23 almost the whole time.
I know the winner of the race one year did it in about 45 minutes
mainly in 42x21. He was a pro who had ridden some grand tours -- I
was just a cat 2 off the back guy.

I am surprised that that webpage calls it Whiteface Mountain as I have
mainly heard people refer to it as just "Whiteface."

JT

The climb is simply fantastic and unlike those evil, steep pitched climbs
you can choose your pain depending on your speed. I have raced up it during
the Tour of the Adirondacks about 14 years ago and have ridden up several
times since, as of a few years ago, to refresh my misery. The first two
miles up to the toll road gate are the hardest due to the slightly stiffer
grade and having to settle into a pace. The rest of the climb is a very
consistent pitch wise requiring a (39x23,21,19), depending how tired you
are at the moment. The length and consistency of the climb are truly an eye
opening experience. In the Berkshire Hills, were I live, steady grades of
2-3 miles are about the max.

This year I plan on entering the event, hopefully 12 lbs. lighter than I am
now! Looking at it optimistically, there's only one climb and you have about
10K to spool it up for the finish not a mere 200 meters.

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Thanks,
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Joe Korzenecki
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Quoted message said:

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has done the race up Whiteface Mountain in New
York. This will be my first year, and was wondering if there is anything

I

Quoted message said:

should know about the pace of this 8 mile, 3000 ft climbing race? I am

25,

Quoted message said:

and will probably have my ass handed to me.....

More info:

http://www.whitefacerace.com/pages/2/index.htm

Pics:

http://community.middlebury.edu/~rbunt/mrc/whiteface_race_03.htm