Road
What this course demands
Hilly. Pacing matters more than power here.
- Climbing
- 3,300 m
- Per km
- 16.9 m
- At 5%+
- 4%
- High point
- 3,631 m
Gradient
- under -3%45.8 km
- -3 to 1%65.3 km
- 1 to 3%33.9 km
- 3 to 5%41.8 km
- 5 to 8%7.8 km
The 4 hardest climbs
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 0 | 23.5 km | 1018 m | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| km 69.3 | 26.1 km | 1039 m | 4% | 6.1% |
| km 146.4 | 7.8 km | 255 m | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| km 138.6 | 3.9 km | 112 m | 2.9% | 3% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 1.3 km, so a short ramp inside a climb reads smoother here than it does under your wheels, and each climb’s gain is a floor rather than a total.
History
What's changed
- 2027Updated
2027 edition announced — July 10, 2027.
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The Experience
Epic Colorado ride crossing three mountain passes. 120 miles through the Rocky Mountains from Evergreen to Avon.
Highlights
1
Three mountain passes2
Rocky Mountain scenery3
Juniper Pass, Loveland Pass, Vail Pass4
Point-to-point epic