Leroy Popowski talks about winning his fourth Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb in four starts.
High winds that forced the windchill factor below 20 degrees thrashed the riders who attempted the 12.4-mile climb to the peak's 14,115-foot summit.
Popowski finished in 1 hour, 14 minutes, about six minutes off of his best time.
Annie Toth of Laramie, Wyo., won the women's race, though her winning time has not been posted. It was her second attempt at the gnarly climb up Pikes Peak. She finished second in 2012 losing a sprint finish to Katie Compton, multiple-time U.S. Cyclocross champion.