There is a ski resort nearby called Wintergreen and a cycling time trial up the road to the top every year. I was not aware of it until I got into cycling for a bit about 10 years ago.
The road averages 7.7% grade and has switchbacks that are 15% with total elevation gain of 2900 feet.
That could be a good hill for this if cycling at a high enough level. Would be best to have a vehicle bring you down each time.
I did the time trial and had to walk up portions. Surprisingly I sprinted at the end when my nephew ran with me up the final climb to the finish. I doubt I'll ever get to that level of endurance again.
>>Would be best to have a vehicle bring you down each time.
Indeed! Except under "Single Climb" in the rules, it is forbidden
>>– Each repeat must be ridden up and down (i.e. you can’t get driven down each time). You also need to keep your device recording the whole time.
For the Mt Washington hillclimb race, unless you have disk brakes, it is required to descend in a car because your brakes or tire will not survive the descent and you'll go off the edge...
Wintergreen Ascent TT disallows cyclists going down at all. I've been down some mountains going faster than I should have, but Wintergreen is one where if you make a minor mistake you could easily end up in mortal danger (at least that was my fear at my level at the time). Also, the road isn't closed to traffic during the event which makes downhill even harder during that time. I don't think a reasonably high level cyclist would have a problem going up and down a few times in a day though, which could of course be done at any other chosen day of the year.
The road averages 7.7% grade and has switchbacks that are 15% with total elevation gain of 2900 feet.
https://pjammcycling.com/climb/622.Wintergreen%2520Drive
That could be a good hill for this if cycling at a high enough level. Would be best to have a vehicle bring you down each time.
I did the time trial and had to walk up portions. Surprisingly I sprinted at the end when my nephew ran with me up the final climb to the finish. I doubt I'll ever get to that level of endurance again.