The following Batting Practice schedule will be in place for the 2016 Houston Astros Home Games. - Astros BP to start at 4:45 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times before September 1st. - Astros BP to start at 4:35 p.m. for 7:10 p.m. game times after September 1st.
Pico de Veleta - The Highest Road in Europe. Climbing the Pico de Veleta is one of the great cycling challenges in Europe. The mountain is the third highest peak in Spain, and also the highest paved road in Europe. It perhaps lacks the fame of Tourmalet, Ventoux or Alpe d'Huez; but Veleta is longer and tougher than all of them. Veleta is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalucia, with the climb beginning in the city of Granada.
Tejon Pass is a mountain pass in southern California, which traverses the Grapevine Canyon. Tejon Summit is located on Interstate 5 approximately 70 miles north of Los Angeles, California. Tejon pass is often called the Grapevine, however, the Grapevine more correctly references the steep 5 1/2 mile grade section at the northern end of this pass. Northbound I-5 from Tejon Summit has a vertical descent of 2613 feet over 11.6 miles. The grade is steep for the first 2 to 3 miles then it lessens significantly before reaching the very steep grade section called the Grapevine Hill at 6.5 miles north of the summit.