Originally Posted by
clasher
That's pretty nice looking gravel, aside from the wet. I'll take gravel over a highway any day of the week.
We have two gravel 200k on the schedule in Ontario this year... both have around 2000m of climbing too.
We had one guy double flat going into gravel this year. I double flatted and crashed a couple years ago when thrown into horrible gravel. No thanks. Never again for me. This is a very dangerous direction RUSA is taking. Roads are too complicated to make a simple comparison. Interstates with 10-12 foot shoulders and 2 foot rumble strips are not dangerous, they are just really boring. Putting a randonneur onto gravel with branches and other debris to contend with in the dark isn't smart.