Lissa Harris in the Watershed Post blog reports that over 800 cyclists will trek through Greene and Ulster counties for the fourth annual Tour of the Catskills, a three-day road race that over almost 200 miles with amateur and professional cyclists that begins Fri., Aug. 5 at Hunter Mountain with a 12-mile individual time trial. From the Watershed Post:

The video above shows a few of last year's cyclists pushing through the infamous Devil's Kitchen stretch of Platte Clove Road in Saugerties, which was added to the race just last year. It's a notoriously punishing climb, with some stretches over 22% grade; local biking blog Capital District Road Climbs calls it "quite possibly the most hellacious climb in New York State, and one of the most difficult climbs in the Northeast."

The Watershed Post's radio show, "The Half-Hour News Hour," which airs on WIOX in Roxbury, will also air today, Fri., Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. on WGXC 90.7-FM.