Peter Stetina had come to New Hampshire with an aim to set a new course record at Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb, a record that his father Dale held for 17 years, from 1980 to 1997.
Known as ‘the toughest hillclimb in the US, if not the world,’ the 7.6-mile (12.2km) ascent of Mount Washington in New Hampshire averages a punishing 12% gradient, pitching up to 22% at its steepest, and tops out at 6,288 feet (1,916 metres), the highest peak in the northeastern United States. This race is hosted by and benefits Tin Mountain Conservation Center.
