The start is on the Valley View Rd near Sugar Run Rd. Immediately following the start, there's a sharp uphill turn. Therefore, you want to start near the front to avoid the bottleneck caused by it.
Sugar Run Rd turning on to Sundust Rd: This corner is very technical. I turns about 90 deg and features a drop-off. It will be a peloton destroyer if the surface is bad.
The first left hand turn on Sundust Rd: Watch out for loose gravels on the right side of the road!
The start of three consecutive steep climb: About 1.2 mile from the start, you will see a pond on the left hand side of Sundust Rd. You should try moving toward the front if you can't sprint up the climb as fast as others to minimize ground loss.This is the only real hil, but its a double-deck hill, so you get to rest a little between the climb. However, I felt I was slowed to a crawl at the top of each climb, even though I was using 50*27 gear.
Green Valley Rd turning on to Gilkeson Rd: This corner is very technical. I turns about 90 deg and features a drop-off. It will be a peloton destroyer if the surface is bad.
Green Valley Rd turning on to Gilkeson Rd: When we were there, the corner was covered with loose gravel.
Patterson Rd joining Valley View Rd: The stop sign and the narrow bridge is where your position counts. You want to move to the front before this because one you pass this, it is very difficult to get to the front due to the turn and the narrow road.
The view of the last few feet in front of the finish line
Finish line view from the opposite direction
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