Ya' had me there for a minute. The "Death Ride" is the Markleeville CA bike ride that covers 125 miles in one day, climbing 5 mountain passes for a total of 15,000 feet of vertical climb. RAMROD (ride around Mt. Rainier, one day), which I've done twice is 153 miles, but only 10,000 feet of climbing. Death Riders use RAMROD as one of their training rides.