I doubt any "road" bike can make it up the maintenance road to Baldy Notch.
Nah -- they can make it easily... in the back of a truck.
I agree that no one in this race is going to be riding up to the Notch or taking a side trip to the Baldy summit. But this will be a great stage and it would be fun to figure out a way to be there for it. It'll be a zoo for sure!
Now, I am thinking how "cool" it would be to ride a bike from the holy city of Lone Pine, then hike/run to the summit and and back, then ride back down to Lone Pine for a "funsy" mini-"Badwater"-type variant only on two-wheels.
Who knows...could be the start of a great idea!
