Whistler to Lilloett 135km

Average 27.5km

Ride Time 4 hours 45 min

Day two was a stage that we all knew was going to be hard, thanks to the 15 kilometer Duffey Lake climb, located smack dab in the middle of the 130 kilometer stage to Lillooet. Truly one of the toughest hills most of us have ever ridden, the first eight kilometers goes straight up at around a 10% grade with no chance to soft pedal - even the switchbacks climb up at 10%! Though the next five kilometers level out somewhat, the climb left us all battered for the rest of the day. Coupled with 40-degree heat and some rough roads, we were all happy to see Lillooet and our masseurs Ken and Tony. Thankfully, everyone managed to make it through the grueling day, and enjoyed some great food at the local Greek restaurant. The day’s pounding on rough roads also made life busy for our awesome mechanic Geoff, who has so far fixed all kinds of problems without complaint.

Tomorrow’s stage will be another difficult day, with 170 kilometers to go before Kamloops. In order to make it on time to an event in Kamloops, we will be leaving two hours earlier than we would usually leave, so hopefully we will see everyone at the Desert Garden Pavillion at 2:30!