realskiers

Mike, that's great training you do!  I agree about the intervals for sure. Your "bridge drill" is awesome!!!  great job.  I would take a look at the ride map, you may find the climb is not as bad as it sounds. It is going to be a total of 3K so if you take a look, you may find that its just a bunch of smaller climbs or longer climbs over a distance, in which case, you just drop gear and get into a good cadence. I would be more concerned with high-heat and himidity.  Either way, you are doing a great job. I don't know if I could do 100.