Tom Danielson wins Mt Evans hill climb by 5 minutes

Tom Danielson sent out a tweet shortly after finishing today's Mt. Evans Hill Climb saying, "Killed Mt Evans today in 1:42:09 and won by 5 minutes. My best performance on this Mtn for sure."

Danielson missed breaking his own record from 2004 by only 49 seconds. But in order to get that close, he used his 2004 Garmin GPS file downloaded from his TrainingPeaks account and loaded onto his Garmin Edge 705 as a rabbit to keep him on record breaking pace.

Danielson also had help from Danny Summerhill who did an "amazing job", but as Danielson's sole "partner in crime" in the end he had to rely on his Garmin to keep him on pace. As it was he still lost 2:30 in the flat part and had a tough time towards the top due to the headwind.

Altogether Danielson was very happy with today's race which shows he is right on track in his preparation for the Vuelta as he discussed with TrainingPeaks Dirk Friel a few days ago.