The Diabolical Double was my first ever road “race”. Through work I was stationed in the US back in 2011/2012 and that’s when I started riding on the road. Cool event. If I remember correctly it even had a gravel section, and this was back in the days of 23mm tires.
In the middle of nowhere there was this cabin where a couple of gyus where playing “Dueling Banjos”. Put a smile on my face 
amidst the pain.
Definitely a tough course. A couple of bigger climbs, but mostly shorter (and steep) climbs. “Death by a thousand cuts” as Johnathan would put it. In 2012 it ended on top of a ski lift, but looking briefly at the profile it seems that’s taken out?
Anyway, thought I’d chime in as this was the start of my love for climbing mountains on a bike (even thought I’m not exactly built like Tadej 
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