Alpine Challenge was a small, enjoyable ride. ~ 300 people, well organized, a lot of climbing (6300' over 62 miles). It was raining most of the time, but it was not cold. My average speed was 11.1 or so. I may do it again; I liked both the climb and the dissent. Then next weekend I went to Rosarito---the bus was late again because of the customs; We arrived to the start line at 11.00 am. So, I had to push hard to squeeze through all the mountain bikers--- in the end it took 3 hour 17 minutes to complete.
