Race Report: 2025 Patterson Pass Road Race - Men’s P/1/2

Race: Patterson Pass Road Race - Men’s P/1/2

Date: 8/3/25

AVRT Racers: Flo Costa, Nathan Martin, Andrew Ernst

Top Result: 2nd - Nathan

Course: 4 laps of this. Starts with a 4 mile 1,100 ft climb, has a ripping descent into the second climb which is 2 miles and 500 ft with varied grades. Then there’s a bit of a lumpy descent to the backside of the course which is flat for a bit before opening up to a fast descent all the way to the finishing straight, which is a mile long 200 ft kicker to the finish line.

Nutrition: 4 bottles of mix

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/15334592604

Race Recap (written by Nathan): 

This year wasn’t supposed to be as hot as other years, but it would be just as windy. We still had ice socks and cold bottles prepped for the day, however.

Tobin was here, and is always a threat so we’d be keeping an eye on him.

The first time up the climb was pretty steady, but towards the end of the downhill section the first time a break would go that had Flo in it along with a couple other strong riders.

The break would stay away until the end of Lap 2, and no counter move would go just yet.

On Lap 3 things would heat up on the main climb, but on Flynn Rd Tobin would smash it from the bottom and the group splintered. I kept the pace hot over the top, and a group of 4 of us would form. Tobin, me, PA, and Mattheus.

We rotated well together, taking decent turns into the start of the final lap. Even up most of the main climb the last time we worked together well. At the top of Patterson, Tobin attacked, and PA would be dropped here.

The start of Flynn the last time was steady, then I hit it at the hairpin. I was quickly brought back, but went again on the last steep sections of Flynn and gapped Tobin and Mattheus.

I had a few seconds gap on Tobin on the decent, but he was able to quickly bring it back, and it would be the two of us on the descent into the finish.

As the finish approached, we had a wicked crosswind from the right, so I stayed as far left as I could in the run up to the sprint.

I decided to keep it as hard as I could, since I knew I couldn’t outsprint Tobin. It wasn’t enough, however, as he was able to come around me into the crosswind at the end to win.