PINKHAM NOTCH — More than 200 cyclists with uncommonly strong legs and a penchant for extreme challenges are preparing to compete in this Saturday's Newton's Revenge, the 7.6-mile all-uphill bike race held each July on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. One of them, 49-year-old Marti Shea of Marblehead, Mass., could become the first woman to cross the finish line of all the men in the field.
Often described as more severe than the steepest climbs in the Tour de France, the ride up the Auto Road is a grind to the 6288-foot summit of Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains, at an average grade of 12 percent. The altitude gain is 4720 feet – more than in the switchback-riddled Alpe d'Huez ascent that is usually one of the final, and most difficult, parts of the Tour. Making the climb even more arduous is the unpredictable Mt. Washington weather, which can include 40- to 65-mph. gusts of wind and various kinds of precipitation.
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PINKHAM NOTCH — More than 200 cyclists with uncommonly strong legs and a penchant for extreme challenges are preparing to compete in this Saturday's Newton's Revenge, the 7.6-mile all-uphill bike race held each July on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. One of them, 49-year-old Marti Shea of Marblehead, Mass., could become the first woman to cross the finish line of all the men in the field.
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