Old Stage clockwise - 19 miles

Lunch ride. Legs felt a bit like logs after the 4 days of mellow mnt bike riding on the White Rim. But pushed pretty hard and managed to eek out a 19 mph average. Which I think is pretty good based on past performance on that loop. The climb is pretty slow in general, with a 4 or 5 mile gradual uphill approach and then a 1.5 mile steep climb up the south side. The rest is down and or relatively fast flats on Lefthand and Route 36.