Ride Tables are a way to understand and compare the mileage and climbing data from a Tour or Micro-Tour. Using the last column ("Feet of Elevation / Mile"), one can understand how difficult a ride day will be. 

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For a single day's ride, anything over 5,000 vertical feet is generally considered a lot, but a "hard" ride is subjective and depends on factors like ride length, gear weight and individual fitness. A common benchmark is 100 vertical feet per mile, which is a good rule of thumb for a hilly or mountainous ride.