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Reply #180 on: August 02, 2012, 12:34:30 PM
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mtbcast
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Calls: Mark Caminiti called in from BV where he’s enjoying some chicken! And Barry Ritchey called in from up above BV. He recaps his ride from yesterday.
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Reply #181 on: August 02, 2012, 01:11:53 PM
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T.Ray
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« Reply #181 on: August 02, 2012, 01:11:53 PM » |
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The Olympics should be covering this finish.  |
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Reply #182 on: August 02, 2012, 01:13:55 PM
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edemtbs
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« Reply #182 on: August 02, 2012, 01:13:55 PM » |
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The pace is unreal!!! Ethan just crossed over this pass: ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eOhIxV0uJGI/UAdlbxRsT6I/AAAAAAAAfvM/LyNZU0n0IVY/s800/IMG_2839.jpg" height="425" width="800") ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lon2owUKa_M/UAdlbhZrBaI/AAAAAAAAfvE/fKGQX7n9mNE/s800/IMG_2848.jpg" height="449" width="800") Ed |
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Reply #183 on: August 02, 2012, 01:15:44 PM
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« Reply #183 on: August 02, 2012, 01:15:44 PM » |
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I do love Rolling Pass. And HDR  |
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Reply #184 on: August 02, 2012, 01:17:13 PM
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TruthRider
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« Reply #184 on: August 02, 2012, 01:17:13 PM » |
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Wow, great pics, thanks.
Scott M (or others) - what is a good weather/radar site to look at and see what conditions the racers are facing? Thanks.
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Reply #185 on: August 02, 2012, 01:23:17 PM
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edemtbs
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« Reply #185 on: August 02, 2012, 01:23:17 PM » |
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I do love Rolling Pass. And HDR When you cross it's like you enter a totally different world from one side to the other. No HDR!! Ed |
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Reply #186 on: August 02, 2012, 01:27:02 PM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #186 on: August 02, 2012, 01:27:02 PM » |
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Brad Fuller called in from BV, feeling great! |
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Reply #187 on: August 02, 2012, 01:40:42 PM
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Carney
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« Reply #187 on: August 02, 2012, 01:40:42 PM » |
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I do love Rolling Pass. And HDR Ditto on Rolling Pass - I was bummed to ride up and over it last year in the dark. It was pitch black up there with no moon which made for some interesting descending! |
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Reply #188 on: August 02, 2012, 01:42:41 PM
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« Reply #188 on: August 02, 2012, 01:42:41 PM » |
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Scott M (or others) - what is a good weather/radar site to look at and see what conditions the racers are facing? Thanks.
TruthRider - On the trackleaders page ( http://trackleaders.com/ctr) you can click on the 'Map Layers' label and then check the 'Current Radar' layer. |
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Reply #189 on: August 02, 2012, 01:45:16 PM
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joeydurango
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« Reply #189 on: August 02, 2012, 01:45:16 PM » |
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Ah, the mark of a truly talented photographer - an HDR-like photo without the computer tricks. Good work! My bad. I have to use HDR sometimes.
Back to the race...
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Reply #190 on: August 02, 2012, 01:48:11 PM
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edemtbs
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« Reply #190 on: August 02, 2012, 01:48:11 PM » |
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Jefe is about here, nearing Rolling Pass: ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sDex6SwhDK4/UAdlbhTK1kI/AAAAAAAAfvA/PWk64U03Wgs/s800/IMG_2829.jpg" height="412" width="800") Ed |
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Reply #191 on: August 02, 2012, 02:17:16 PM
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aaron w
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« Reply #191 on: August 02, 2012, 02:17:16 PM » |
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Window weather report: Fooses creek is getting absolutely hammered at the moment. Looks like a handfull of racers are taking yet another beating!
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Reply #192 on: August 02, 2012, 02:23:07 PM
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Carney
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« Reply #192 on: August 02, 2012, 02:23:07 PM » |
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Since people are in a picture sharing type of mood..... Ethan is just about here: Mainly I just wanted an excuse to post the "awkward business man" photo that the bro and I took at sunrise above Bolam Pass last year. |
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Reply #193 on: August 02, 2012, 02:51:05 PM
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« Reply #193 on: August 02, 2012, 02:51:05 PM » |
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Ethan is just about here right now.  |
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Reply #194 on: August 02, 2012, 03:01:48 PM
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TruthRider
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« Reply #194 on: August 02, 2012, 03:01:48 PM » |
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Today, I'm not sure my boss likes the CTR as much as I do.
Fascinated by EP, JB, and JJ's race. Sorry, Mrs. J, but I'm not sure that Jesse can catch them - but it's mind blowing to see all three of them so far ahead of Max. It sure is fun watching. Man do I hope there's an actual race tonight.
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Reply #195 on: August 02, 2012, 03:04:55 PM
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« Reply #195 on: August 02, 2012, 03:04:55 PM » |
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You think they feel like they posses rainbow halos over the heads right now? LOL
all three front runners are fricken rockin, and the pics are making me feel like -OMG I WANT TO GO THE RIDE SAN JUANS RIGHT NOW- ...dropping the lap top and finding some wheeellls
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Reply #196 on: August 02, 2012, 03:12:56 PM
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edemtbs
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« Reply #196 on: August 02, 2012, 03:12:56 PM » |
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Ethan is just about here right now.
That's a great rainbow picture, very nice catch. It makes dealing with the rain a little easier when you see sights like that. I think it's cool that the race followers can see snapshots of what the riders are seeing. Ed |
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Reply #197 on: August 02, 2012, 03:19:29 PM
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T.Ray
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« Reply #197 on: August 02, 2012, 03:19:29 PM » |
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Ethan is just about here right now. Thats an incredible photo! |
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Reply #198 on: August 02, 2012, 03:37:14 PM
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« Reply #198 on: August 02, 2012, 03:37:14 PM » |
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Exactly! These photos make me want to go ride in the San Juans now too. Incredible!
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Reply #199 on: August 02, 2012, 04:00:24 PM
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« Reply #199 on: August 02, 2012, 04:00:24 PM » |
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Man, what a good race Ethan, Jefe and Jesse are having! Both times I've done the CTR, I've ridden from Silverton to Durango pretty much right next to Jefe. Both times, neither of us had slept the night before, and both times, it took us ~20 hours. If Jefe and Ethan can keep up their pace even though they haven't slept, they will do this section in well under 20 hours. Both are within striking distance of sub-4 days. F'ing incredible!  But wait-a-minute!! Here comes Jesse with an extra night's sleep under his belt!  Currently (5pm Thurs) Ethan is tracking 5 hours in front of Jesse's present location. Jesse has closed by ~1 hour since Carson Saddle. That is still a huge lead, but I can't overstate how slow and hard those miles can be without sleep. I remember trading off leads with Jefe and it feeling like we were killing it with a XC-race pace. But alas, turns out we were barely crawling... The course from Molas to Dgo has been covered in < 10 hours during Ian Altman's CT Jamboree. So, if it takes Ethan and Jefe 16ish, and Jesse can pull off an 11ish... Oooooh-weee!! A three-way nailbiter! |
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