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Reply #220 on: June 13, 2017, 05:41:08 PM
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snotelin
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« Reply #220 on: June 13, 2017, 05:41:08 PM » |
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Mechanical or not, it now appears he's off course. Making a turn to the east when reaching Hwy 43, instead of heading west towards Wise River.
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Reply #221 on: June 13, 2017, 05:50:54 PM
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megand
Location: Canmore, AB
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« Reply #221 on: June 13, 2017, 05:50:54 PM » |
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 He just posted this photo to one of the facebook groups  |
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Reply #222 on: June 13, 2017, 06:03:32 PM
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legendontour
Location: Noosa, Australia
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« Reply #222 on: June 13, 2017, 06:03:32 PM » |
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Be interesting to hear if he tried to ride down the steep part of fleecer. I remember thinking it can't be that bad, right up until I looked down it and decided to walk.
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Reply #223 on: June 13, 2017, 06:04:02 PM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #223 on: June 13, 2017, 06:04:02 PM » |
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He is back in Butte at the Outdoorsman.
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Reply #224 on: June 13, 2017, 06:25:35 PM
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GunPilot
But the earth is patient
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« Reply #224 on: June 13, 2017, 06:25:35 PM » |
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Bummer for Ben!!
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Reply #225 on: June 13, 2017, 06:37:40 PM
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MattL
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
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« Reply #225 on: June 13, 2017, 06:37:40 PM » |
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The youngster on the tour has arrived to Ovando. Peter Kraft out of Florida, all of 24 years of age. Youngest so far! Having lunch and then out of here. At least the rain has stopped.
Go, PK Jr! I rode quite a bit leapfrogging the Peters Kraft (Jr and Sr) in 2013. I'm pretty sure they were the first father/son team to finish the TD. Their struggle to finish New Mexico was epic, and documented in that year's Cordillera. Peter Jr, though you are only in Montana now, may the land of enchantment leave you enchanted this year! |
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I finished the 2013 TD. I did the whole damn thing,
excluding the 2013 detours, in good style and—as
far as I know—totally in accordance with the rules.
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Reply #226 on: June 13, 2017, 06:42:24 PM
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THE LONG RANGER
Hi-Ho, Single-Speed, AWAY!
Location: Boulder, CO
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« Reply #226 on: June 13, 2017, 06:42:24 PM » |
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Dayum! I hope Ben is faring OK - that fork failure looks like he may have took quite a tumble.
I think I saw a video of someone clearing Fleecer. I was a bit more than impressed.
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Reply #227 on: June 13, 2017, 06:47:39 PM
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HappyWanderer
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« Reply #227 on: June 13, 2017, 06:47:39 PM » |
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I hope he is OK, that looks painful! Maybe he can get fixed up and head out with Stefan Maertens who is coming in to Butte soon.
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Reply #228 on: June 13, 2017, 06:53:06 PM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #228 on: June 13, 2017, 06:53:06 PM » |
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#TourDivide17 Craig Fowler called in from Lincoln and Rick Ashton called in from Big Fork! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td17/ |
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Reply #229 on: June 13, 2017, 07:32:30 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #229 on: June 13, 2017, 07:32:30 PM » |
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Go, PK Jr! I rode quite a bit leapfrogging the Peters Kraft (Jr and Sr) in 2013.
Thank you! I KNEW that name rang a bell. |
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Reply #230 on: June 13, 2017, 07:38:18 PM
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jjmundt
Location: Central Iowa
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« Reply #230 on: June 13, 2017, 07:38:18 PM » |
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Holy cow...am I mistaken or did JayP get to Ovando in roughly 2.5 days?!? How far is his time from Mike Hall's to Ovando last year?
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Reply #231 on: June 13, 2017, 07:45:05 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #231 on: June 13, 2017, 07:45:05 PM » |
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Final Update for Jun 13:
The weather kept a lot of people in Seeley. 25 mph wind gusts. Cloudy. Temps in the upper 40's. Occasional showers. Ab-so-lute-ly awful!
The last 4 into Ovando before I left for the night were:
1. Timothy Nipper, 40, from Texas arrived around 5 pm. Exhausted and cold he is taking a room for the night with the plan to leave around 2 amish.
2. The legend that is Jay Petervary. 44 years from Idaho, arrived at 7:30 pm. Started the ITT from Banff on Sunday around 6 am. Made it to Ovando at mile 550 61 hours later. As you can see he was putting on some speed thru the muddy back roads. His only thought when we met at the highway was when the god-awful weather was going to improve. Jay and everybody: hopefully tomorrow. He too went to the Inn in hopes to 'freshen up a bit", get some rest and hit the road in the wee hours of the morning.
stand by for the next 2!
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Reply #232 on: June 13, 2017, 07:54:03 PM
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cobbnat
Location: Los Ranchos, New Mexico
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« Reply #232 on: June 13, 2017, 07:54:03 PM » |
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So that was a Lauf fork that Ben S broke on Fleecer! I wonder if he had the Carbonara (heavier duty) or the Grit (more for gravel-grinding).
Watching the mechanical reports, I see a lot of derailleurs and a few brakes. Good argument for the Rohloff hub!
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Reply #233 on: June 13, 2017, 07:55:57 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #233 on: June 13, 2017, 07:55:57 PM » |
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Approximately 5 and 7 minutes after Jay arrived to highway 200, Along came:
Mark Burton, 40, from England. He too is looking for a room for the night along with, 2 minutes later,
Mathew Bohn, 51 of Colorado.
Didn't talk long to these gents as I was fraking cold in that wind. Don't know how they did it.
And that is it for today, June 13th. There are a few more coming in currently. Hopefully I'll see them in the morning.
Good night and
Carry on!
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Reply #234 on: June 13, 2017, 07:56:33 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #234 on: June 13, 2017, 07:56:33 PM » |
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He just posted this photo to one of the facebook groups Ouch! Hope he is ok. That has to be soul destroying after powering along so strongly. I wonder if other Lauf users are nervous now? Isn't Josh rocking a Lauf? Note to next years racers - stay away from Ti forks (ask Seb Dunn 2015) and now perhaps Lauf. While I am sure some have failed, a quick Google search doesn't show any Niner RDO fork failures. Stick with what works.  Just my opinion of course. Can anyone confirm that Ben can catch a ride back to that turn just outside Wise River, then pedal on from there? He did go sideways off route-initially. *Edit for grammar. |
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Reply #235 on: June 13, 2017, 07:58:56 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #235 on: June 13, 2017, 07:58:56 PM » |
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Holy cow...am I mistaken or did JayP get to Ovando in roughly 2.5 days?!? How far is his time from Mike Hall's to Ovando last year?
From my memory and notes: Jay made it to Ovando in 61 hours. 6 am Jun 11 to 7:00 pm June 13 Mike Hall made it from 8 am that Friday to noon on Sunday so about 52 hours. Approximately to my best guess. BUT Mike didn't KOKO and didn't have the last 24 hours of weather. |
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Reply #236 on: June 13, 2017, 08:28:15 PM
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bikelite
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« Reply #236 on: June 13, 2017, 08:28:15 PM » |
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At least three are riding Rohloff drivetrains.
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Reply #237 on: June 13, 2017, 09:08:12 PM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #237 on: June 13, 2017, 09:08:12 PM » |
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Rain stopped, snow melted and Brian Lucido was the first TD rider to make it to the High Country Lodge. Dinner, a shower and a few winks before Brian takes off early in the A.M.
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Reply #238 on: June 13, 2017, 11:27:36 PM
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Bob
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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« Reply #238 on: June 13, 2017, 11:27:36 PM » |
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That's the second set of Lauf forks that I've seen fail at that point (crown race) - the other was on a fat bike last Christmas but not sure what model.
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Reply #239 on: June 13, 2017, 11:34:05 PM
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supafan
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« Reply #239 on: June 13, 2017, 11:34:05 PM » |
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Wondering if anybody can tell us what kind of glasses that Greg Gleason (go Greg) is wearing. That frameless, tinted setup looks good. Thanks again!  Pretty sure he's sporting a pair of Oakley EVZero Path frames... I could be wrong, but it's my job not to be!  Lenses, can't tack down purely off one 2D pic due to lighting. |
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