Nine-time WRC world champion Sebastien Loeb of France crosses the finish line with his Peugeot 208 T16 at the top of Pikes Peak mountain during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) at Pike National Forest, 10 miles(16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 30, 2013. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns, climbing 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start to the finish at 14,110 ft (4,300 m), on grades averaging 7 percent. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 521024287 )