Rising Above Expectation

This ride through the Santa Ynez mountains starts pleasantly enough, rolling along the coastal trail, into Downtown, through Santa Barbara's neighborhoods and picturesque Spanish churches, but upon hitting Mission Ridge Road, you'll begin your grueling ascent up Rattlesnake Canyon along Gibraltar Road. Aside from being steep and twisted, with an average grade of 8% climbing almost 1220 meters, Gibraltar Road is bumpy, beaten, and narrow, not to mention stop signs that yield to falling rocks.
Once summiting, the road follows the summit ridge with ocean views to the West (obscured by a layer of clouds) and deep valleys that cut into the high ranges to the East.
This Disk, disk 1, ends at the false summit (Camino Cielo Rd) at 1 hr 45 minutes into the ride. Disk 2 picks up and finishes the climb up to the Summit of La Cumbre Peak at a final elevation of 3800 feet. The work is not over. The descent is fun, twisty and windy, but, with a few more climbs. We'll finally end the ride at CA 154 in the Los Padres National Forest. You're in for one heck of an adventure a demanding workout and an experience that rises above expectation!
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[pgallas]

@CiHeli Hey Thanks! Send me an email or message. You can post the link there and I'll share it on my site

[CiHeli]

Well done! This is absolutely incredible! My brother and I rode Gibraltar this spring and I did a blog entry about it. Your flyover is now updated on the blog at Team Eddie Gibraltar Road (google) it wont let me put a link in the post.