How to Ride Hills

That was the topic of our 80 minute coached ride last night.  Great session.  Learned a ton about how to ride the rolling hills along the coast here in CA.  The most important takeaway is that I should be downshifting and getting out of the saddle to crest the hills rather than peddling up in a higher gear.  Harder on the legs, but damn if it isn't twice as fast.