Ups and Downs
Cycling approximately seventy-five miles every day is demanding but throw in a 2,000ft climb in red hot desert heat and you've got a real challenge on your hands.
Place yourselves in Mark's shoes (or saddle!) this weekend as he prepares for another ever-familiar ascent. It's expected he will reach a huge 8,500ft - almost twice the height of - in the next few days. It's a gradual climb that started at around 5,500ft in and will dip back to around 4,500ft as he continues into .
This is the highest Mark has been since he reached the summit of Denali at the beginning of the journey. The sharp climbs keep coming thick and fast as Mark aligns himself to the route of the , and will continue as he heads further south.
More details to follow on Mark's progress during the weekend, but for now here is an altitude profile of this section of the route to keep you entertained.
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