We're talking about the entire ride, not just the climbs. You still need to ride to the climbs, and ride back home; the actual climbs will need to be significantly steeper than 2% in order to hit the 100'/mile. Here's the elevation profile for that 100'/mile century I was referring to earlier as an example.
Lol the wind in that video looks absolutely demoralizing! The worse wind I ever encountered was on a local Tuesday night hammerfest where it was basically a race with no prize but glory. All race tactics applied and this was not only a drop ride, but a try-to-drop-as-many-as-possible ride. By the time we got to the long 5-mile straight and flat section, the wind had shifted and was a direct headwind. I don't know how fast the wind was, but our usual clip of 30 mph or so (at a firm but sustainable pace) was blown down to 12 mph at close to max effort. You know it's sad when you see a paceline of half a dozen guys absolutely drilling it and only going 12 mph.
Got a link to that hard route? I might give it a go when I am out that way
Pikes Peak from the west side of Colorado Springs. You can also make it shorter starting from Manitou or from the toll gate. Ripping good descent.
