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What about the terrain?

The terrain includes gently rolling hills as we will be riding in the Shenandoah Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains. On a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 (difficult) Bike Virginia rates the tour a "6".

Year Title Towns Number of Riders Total Elevation in Feet Director's Rating (1~10) 2004 Shenandoah Odyssey Bridgewater, Harrisonburg, New Market/ Mt. Jackson 6 2003 Tour de Virginias Winchester, Martinsburg, Shepardstown 1800 13,383 7 2002 New River Valley Odyssey Radford, Wytheville, Hillsville 1750 18,933 8 2001 Town & Country Odyssey Front Royal, Warrenton, Culpeper, Luray 1150 7 2000 Bike South Winston-Salem, Martinsville, Roanoke, Lexinton, Staunton, Charlottesville 1350 6 1999 James River Odyssey Richmond, Franklin, Hampton, Williamsburg 1800 4 1998 Civil War Odyssey III Warrenton, Winchester, Shepardstown, Leesburg 1750 10,536 6 1997 Civil War Odyssey II Petersburg, Amelia Courthouse, Farmville, Lawrenceville 1400 4 1996 Civil War Odyssey Manassas, Fredericksburg, Bowling Green, Culpeper 1750 5 1995 Two State Odyssey Roanoke, Ferrum, Danville, South Boston, Keysville 1000 5 1994 Presidential Odyssey Bedford, Lexington, Waynesboro, Charlottesville, Goochland 1275 6 1993 Southwest Odyssey Bristol, Abingdon, Marion, Wytheville, Galax, Floyd 1200 9 1992 Chesapeake Bay Odyssey Colonial Beach, Warsaw, Windmill Pt, Mathews, West Point, Jamestown 1100 2 1991 Shenandoah Valley Odyssey Lexington, Staunton, Bridgewater, Woodstock, Winchester, Berryville 900 7 1990 Bike Virginia III New Market, Front Royal, Leesburg, Warrenton, Fredericksburg, Ashland 525 6 1989 Bike Virginia II Natural Bridge, Lynchburg, Farmville, Emporia, Williamsburg, Richmond 130 5 1988 Inaugural Bike Virginia Charlottesville, Farmville, Emporia, Williamsburg 117 5