It's a mass start event -- not a time trial.

All riders will race up the 5.4-mile climb to the summit of Piuma, take a very technical one mile descent, then CAREFULLY turn left onto Schueren Road where the turn is OFF-CAMBER!, and climb the final 1.8 miles to the intersection of Schueren Road and Stunt Road at Saddle Peak Road.

The route is 8.2 miles long with 2,260 feet of climbing.