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Reply #740 on: July 18, 2017, 11:22:38 AM
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woody
Location: Southern Utah
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I believe he has climbed the Seven Summits successfully so he knows adventure for sure.
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2017 - race discussion thread
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Reply #741 on: July 19, 2017, 07:53:26 AM
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Reply #742 on: July 19, 2017, 07:55:17 AM
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Reply #743 on: July 19, 2017, 07:57:44 AM
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Reply #744 on: July 19, 2017, 08:01:43 AM
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Reply #745 on: July 19, 2017, 08:03:22 AM
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Reply #746 on: July 19, 2017, 01:12:30 PM
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ScottM
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Location: Wherever the GeoPro is parked.
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« Reply #746 on: July 19, 2017, 01:12:30 PM » |
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Thanks for the finishers photos, Jeff -- glad to see Gary made it in!
Anyone notice anything strange about the AB dot (Ashley Benns)?
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Reply #747 on: July 19, 2017, 01:59:35 PM
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Flinch
grandpasbikelife.blogspot.com
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« Reply #747 on: July 19, 2017, 01:59:35 PM » |
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Technically...he is doing a 'Yo-Yo-Yo'  Met him in Montana on a rainy day, me southbound, him northbound. First thing out of my (tired, wet) mouth was, "Are you lost? You're going the wrong way!". Duh. |
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And once the Race is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the Race is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the Race, you won't be the same person who rode in. That's what the Race is all about.
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Reply #748 on: July 19, 2017, 02:05:22 PM
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bon
Location: Boulder, Colorado USA
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« Reply #748 on: July 19, 2017, 02:05:22 PM » |
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Loving all of the final finisher photos! So proud of all who took on the Tour Divide this year!
Many thanks to Blackfoot Angler Fly Shop for the Ovando updates and photos. So much appreciated!
Jeffrey Sharp - Thank you for the finish line photos!!
Cheers to all still out there!
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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ― Charles Dickens
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Reply #749 on: July 19, 2017, 02:07:56 PM
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BobM
Location: The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
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« Reply #749 on: July 19, 2017, 02:07:56 PM » |
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Technically...he is doing a 'Yo-Yo-Yo' Met him in Montana on a rainy day, me southbound, him northbound. First thing out of my (tired, wet) mouth was, "Are you lost? You're going the wrong way!". Duh. Where does this insanity end? |
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Reply #750 on: July 19, 2017, 02:42:33 PM
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MikeI
Location: Tucson
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« Reply #750 on: July 19, 2017, 02:42:33 PM » |
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Thanks for the finishers photos, Jeff -- glad to see Gary made it in!
Anyone notice anything strange about the AB dot (Ashley Benns)?
Seems to have ridden back north to Silver City. Rumors of a yo-yo-yo. Dude ! |
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Reply #751 on: July 19, 2017, 03:36:40 PM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #751 on: July 19, 2017, 03:36:40 PM » |
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Ashley Benns on the way down to Antelope Wells yesterday. This was about 10:00 am, he made it back to the ranch house around 7:00 pm. Yes, the rumor is true. He and I talked about how Billy Rice and himself are the only ones to have succeeded with a yo-yo attempt. That we know of. He is adding a yo to the yo/yo. I did give him a mental evaluation to make sure he was not bonkers.(LOL). Ashley says this will be his last ride on the divide but will be back for the senior category someday. This guy has "grit"
Cheers
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Reply #752 on: July 19, 2017, 03:41:40 PM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #752 on: July 19, 2017, 03:41:40 PM » |
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I do have many more photos, but they were taken with to much definition. Any ideas about how to reduce from megabytes to kilobytes will be helpful.
Thank-you
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Reply #753 on: July 19, 2017, 03:51:18 PM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #753 on: July 19, 2017, 03:51:18 PM » |
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I asked Gary Johnson which states were his hardest and favorite. Of course he said New Mexico. To my surprise, he would be willing to "Ride the Divide" again. He figures he can cut a bit of time off his route record.
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Reply #754 on: July 25, 2017, 10:20:14 PM
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kato
Location: Cashmere, WA
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« Reply #754 on: July 25, 2017, 10:20:14 PM » |
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Is Ashley Benns really doing a Yo, Yo, Yo? Awesome!
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Reply #755 on: July 27, 2017, 07:43:23 AM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
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« Reply #755 on: July 27, 2017, 07:43:23 AM » |
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Ralph Krauss has finished. This was his second trip. Ralph lost 20 pounds and his in fairly good shape. On the way back from Antelope
Wells, Ralph and I spotted eleven big horn sheep at the gap. (flat spot between the big hatchets and the little hatchets where highway 81 passes through). About 50 yards away from us. Ralph purchased the Pontiac sunbird I had acquired and is currently driving home. Last time he bought an old volkswagon beetle and drove it home to Illinois.
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Reply #756 on: July 30, 2017, 07:24:28 AM
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Reply #757 on: July 30, 2017, 07:26:47 AM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
Location: Hachita, New Mexico
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« Reply #757 on: July 30, 2017, 07:26:47 AM » |
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This is the Spanish couple who have been riding off and on for three years.
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Reply #758 on: July 30, 2017, 07:29:36 AM
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Southwest Trailhead Hand/Hachita Bike Ranch
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« Reply #758 on: July 30, 2017, 07:29:36 AM » |
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Bob, Norm and Ryan from Cananda. Friends of Renato a previous racer.
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Reply #759 on: July 30, 2017, 07:31:54 AM
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