The Pain Cave

Gravel roads and dirt pathways.
Moss-covered one-way streets that reach 28% grade.
Hundreds of riders.
42 degrees and raining.
A scant 46 miles.
Only 7,380 feet of climbing.
A mere 4 hrs spent in the saddle.
A point in time in which "concentric" is "too big a word".

These are the things that made up the soon-to-be infamous spring classic - De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia.

Oh, and the Pain Cave. At first I only imagined it, then I realized was in it. Just when I thought I saw a way out, a big boulder fell in front of the doorway and darkness enveloped me.

EPIC.

I can't wait until next year...