A logistical nightmare

Friday's discussion got me thinking about local routes that capture the best of what Omaha has to offer in terms of roads, terrain and difficulty. So, of course, I mapped one. Call it the dream race course: rolling hills, wide-open flats, incredibly steep pitches ... as well as a total nightmare, both from a riding and organizing standpoint.

So nevermind how it could happen — it probably can't — but instead soak in how fun it would be to contest this course.

Click here for the details. (It borrows a bit from Mark's CB Hill Loop.)Yup, it's hilly, but there are also long stretches of open road. There are three sections of bricks, including the last quarter-mile. One of them is almost a mile long. And it's just shy of 75 miles. Now that's a race.

Of course, the field will be spread to hell and back and there's a slight highway issue to deal with near Glenwood. Oh, and a toll booth in Bellevue.

But man, would this be fun or what?

Also, would this be a extremely difficult to manage or what?