I went faster on the way out/up the hill last year due to wind. It worked out well for me because I might have gone too easy on the way back otherwise
Excited to tackle it again this year. Hoping to knock a decent chunk off my time this year, which if the competition is similar will hopefully have me top 5. A GC 5th place would give me enough points to upgrade to cat 2, so hopefully no flats in the RR or crit this year