Ummm this isn't the tdf...

Well, in the first lecture I received on how I should think and feel, I was told:

"Anyway, with out a common set of rules that are followed and used by all the competitors, and enforced as needed, the  results would become much less important, even meaningless no matter how much official organization and/or status is involved—think TdF"

I was replying to that

Just look at the result sheet....there it is, singled out, he did something wrong.  That's the impression anyone will get when they look at it.

A more enlightened approach would have been similar to what they did in the Tour de France, when Armstrong took a shotcut across a field.  A clear and undeniable violation of the rules, they waived it, because it was unavoidable. and he gained no advantage over the other racers.

I would like to gently point out how this and most of the rest of your comment’s logic is flawed.


Anyway, with out a common set of rules that are followed and used by all the competitors, and enforced as needed, the  results would become much less important, even meaningless

 

Hi Trail,

Thanks for your reply.  Congratulations on your 8th, or 6th place, and I'm sure your opinion is more valid than mine, seeing that you actually raced the thing. However, I'm not too concerned about whether my beliefs are flawed in your eyes or not. It is what I feel, so I stated it. I'll be riding from Frisco to Abiquiu in a few weeks, and I'll be thinking about how Matt came through there at mach speed, and a fine young man from Steamboat was nearly as fast.

To me, all that was achieved was that the fine young man from Steamboat was branded a cheater, left with a bad taste, and the official results became quite meaningless.

Two comments--

Parks Canada may indeed be a pain in the butt, but there is no reason not to put more people on the route.  Most of the route was made for much heavier duty use than a bike.  (I'm Canadian, lived on the old route in Fernie)

Eric Lobeck was the second fastest rider out there.  He proved it, and while you may have rules and a results sheet, they don't mean much in a race with no prizes and no official status.  You could not disqualify him if you wanted.  He did his race, and did it well.  You can't administer away his accomplishment.

Got to love that story.  We ought to just put out bikes with spot trackers to rid the world of scum like that.  I always clip my helmet through the spokes to trip up a grab and dash thief.

I rode the BC portion this year, from Banff to Victoria.  Some nice parts, but lots of grinding rail grade plowed up by quads.  Banff to Elkford was spectacular.

Even a Griz will not bother a group of three or more.  One charged a friend of mine and did a fast 180 when the others came around the bend.

Don't sleep with your food.
Carry spray.
Feel lucky if you actually see one.  I've seen Griz in the wild once.  I lived in Fernie BC for three years and while I saw some steaming piles, I never saw a griz, and just a few black bears.

Hi I'm Doug, from Bend, Oregon.   Newfydog on several forums. 

I started bike touring in 1973 with a trip across Sweden and Norway.

My wife and I were among the early mt bikers to tour in the Moab area, and do a trip somewhere pretty much every year.  We are currently working on the Trans-Canada Trail. and have done 3200 km of medieval pilgrimmage trails, from Prague to Santiago.

Looks like a super site.

I rode in the area south of Granada a few yews ago, and stayed awile in the obscur but fabulous town of Capiliera.  Sure enough, this route goes through there.  This looks like a great route.