Dennis completed the 2006 Trek Tour de France Uber Tour!

uber (OO-bûr) 1. (adj.) the best, the top, the supreme, the highest of highest.

  Click here to see the complete Uber Photo Slide Show! Whiteface Hillclimb finish 2006
Whiteface Hillclimb
8 miles @ 8% grade
Bronze medal in 2006


6/25/06: Dennis (and Peter Bell, Scott Gerstl & Larry Felton) complete the "6-Gaps of VT" ride; 137 miles climbing over 14,000 vertical feet.  [Click for 6 Gaps Ride Report]   [Click for 6 Gaps Slide Show]  

6/17/06: Dennis wins the BRONZE MEDAL at the 5th annual Whiteface Hillclimb finishing in 1:12 (a Personal Best). Whiteface is 8 miles at 8% average grade - similar to L'Alpe d'Huez. Next weekend is the epic "6-Gaps of VT" tour; 14,500 vertical feet of climbing in 132 miles, with extended 20% sections.

6/05/06: Dennis completes THREE repeats of Mt. Greylock, powering over 8,500 vertical feet of climbing. Next weekend - The Whiteface Hillclimb Race.

5/30/06: Over Memorial Day weekend Dennis completed 2 centuries and 2 metric centuries! He really appreciated the good company of the "fitsistahs" for two of these rides. The 1st weekend in June he has plans for 3 repeats up/down Mt. Greylock - anyone want to join?

5/23/06: Dennis climbs to the Top of Massachusetts! In nasty 39-degree temps/drizzle/wind he powered his way to the summit of Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in MA at 3,941 feet.