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Reply #560 on: June 23, 2017, 04:02:11 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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I can't figure out what Gary Johnson is doing. It appears he stayed on Hwy 26 instead of taking 515, turned back and correctly completed the 515 segment, and then instead of continuing on 26/287 took another wrong turn and is now is heading back up 26 towards the place he took the first wrong turn.
Or am I misreading the tracking info (very possible)?
No, thats how I see it. Not sure how you could get so screwed up though. It is steeply uphill going the way he is going at the moment but a sweet roll down the route to Lava Mtn lodge. |
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Reply #561 on: June 23, 2017, 04:06:02 PM
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jjmundt
Location: Central Iowa
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Just looking at the data of some the riders that have been moved to the alternate dots.  This rider had a shit of a time in Butte or quite possibly he had a lovely time having a look around. Regardless, he saw more of Butte than the rest of the field.  Who knew the little boy from "The Family Circus" was doing the TD this year?!?  |
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2017 - race discussion thread
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Reply #562 on: June 23, 2017, 06:10:58 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #562 on: June 23, 2017, 06:10:58 PM » |
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Brian is just coming out the other end of the Sapillo alternate. I bet he has tears of joy to replace the tears of frustration that that section invokes. That singletrack is pretty but brutal. I wonder if someone has put a cooler full of icy drinks at the end like in 2015? It was pure bliss to find those!
He will start to pull away from Josh again now.
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Reply #563 on: June 23, 2017, 06:23:52 PM
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danwiz
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« Reply #563 on: June 23, 2017, 06:23:52 PM » |
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Brian is just coming out the other end of the Sapillo alternate. I bet he has tears of joy to replace the tears of frustration that that section invokes. That singletrack is pretty but brutal. I wonder if someone has put a cooler full of icy drinks at the end like in 2015? It was pure bliss to find those!
He will start to pull away from Josh again now.
Can you describe what the section is like that BL and JK are in?
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Reply #564 on: June 23, 2017, 07:21:50 PM
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Adam Alphabet
Location: Vancouver, BC
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« Reply #564 on: June 23, 2017, 07:21:50 PM » |
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This rider had a shit of a time in Butte or quite possibly he had a lovely time having a look around. Regardless, he saw more of Butte than the rest of the field.
This is my favourite post of this whole race thread, thanks for the laugh Dave! |
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Reply #565 on: June 23, 2017, 07:25:18 PM
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Silverthorne Steve
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« Reply #565 on: June 23, 2017, 07:25:18 PM » |
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Out biking on the route today I got to cheer on several riders. I got to chat with Greg Thompson for a while. He appears to be doing well even after a MacGyver fix of a torn tire bead earlier in the race.
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Reply #566 on: June 23, 2017, 08:01:28 PM
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Reply #567 on: June 23, 2017, 09:34:12 PM
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Angler
Location: Ovando, Montana
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« Reply #567 on: June 23, 2017, 09:34:12 PM » |
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Sorry to ask but anybody know if the spot tracker is down? I have refreshed to no end and everybody is stuck at 1 hr and 30 to 45 minutes. It's like everybody is taking a break at the same time.
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Reply #568 on: June 23, 2017, 09:36:37 PM
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dp
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« Reply #568 on: June 23, 2017, 09:36:37 PM » |
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Okay, something's up - or is it just my computer. It's June 23, 9:30-ish here in AZ, which means 10:30-ish on the route, and none of the top five have moved in the past 90-plus minutes. They all seem to be stuck as of an hour and a half ago. Is anybody else seeing this?
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Reply #569 on: June 23, 2017, 09:53:17 PM
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Angler
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« Reply #569 on: June 23, 2017, 09:53:17 PM » |
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Okay, something's up - or is it just my computer. It's June 23, 9:30-ish here in AZ, which means 10:30-ish on the route, and none of the top five have moved in the past 90-plus minutes. They all seem to be stuck as of an hour and a half ago. Is anybody else seeing this?
I just mentioned it too. Either the tracker is down or everybody as one decided to nap for the last hour and a half plus. :-) So help me, we miss Brian and Josh's mad final dash I'm gonna throw such a fit! |
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Reply #570 on: June 23, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
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Angler
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« Reply #570 on: June 23, 2017, 09:58:44 PM » |
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Tracker back up.
Whew.
Well almost. Brian refreshed. Everybody else still taking a break currently.
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Reply #571 on: June 24, 2017, 01:35:32 AM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #571 on: June 24, 2017, 01:35:32 AM » |
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Brian is just coming out the other end of the Sapillo alternate. I bet he has tears of joy to replace the tears of frustration that that section invokes. That singletrack is pretty but brutal. I wonder if someone has put a cooler full of icy drinks at the end like in 2015? It was pure bliss to find those!
He will start to pull away from Josh again now.
Can you describe what the section is like that BL and JK are in?
Well, it isn't a particularly tricky section of single track but it comes at about the 2580mi mark and the last thing you need after riding 2580mi in 12-13 days is some narrow, high altitude singletrack in 100F heat, after the lonely cruelty of the Gila. NM is by far the toughest state as the excitement has well and truly worn off and you just want to get it done by this stage.  More photos and words in my blog on the whole TD route. On another note. Lee Craigie has gone off route big-time and hasn't corrected, being currently at the base of the Indianna Pass climb. I wonder if she messed up the fire reroute or has maybe run out of time and is nailing it toward the finish? Edit: it looks like she went off route waay back at Como. Anyone know what is going on? |
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Reply #572 on: June 24, 2017, 01:52:33 AM
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davew
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« Reply #572 on: June 24, 2017, 01:52:33 AM » |
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On another note. Lee Craigie has gone off route big-time and hasn't corrected, being currently at the base of the Indianna Pass climb. I wonder if she messed up the fire reroute or has maybe run out of time and is nailing it toward the finish?
Edit: it looks like she went off route waay back at Como. Anyone know what is going on?
catching up with her buddy? on another note, watching riders come in under flyboys 20 day marker must be enough to inspire him to ride again... |
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Reply #573 on: June 24, 2017, 02:44:14 AM
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GregMay
Location: Hebden Bridge, UK
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« Reply #573 on: June 24, 2017, 02:44:14 AM » |
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On another note. Lee Craigie has gone off route big-time and hasn't corrected, being currently at the base of the Indianna Pass climb. I wonder if she messed up the fire reroute or has maybe run out of time and is nailing it toward the finish?
Edit: it looks like she went off route waay back at Como. Anyone know what is going on?
She's been marked as alternate way before Como. Scratched a few days ago. |
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Greg
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Reply #574 on: June 24, 2017, 03:08:21 AM
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Wendy
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« Reply #574 on: June 24, 2017, 03:08:21 AM » |
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I noticed that Bernhard Oser is the first rider not to use the alternate re-route for the fires.
Do riders still have to follow the re-route or is it no longer required for subsequent riders?
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Reply #575 on: June 24, 2017, 03:47:58 AM
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cloudrider
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« Reply #575 on: June 24, 2017, 03:47:58 AM » |
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More photos and words in my blog on the whole TD route. On another note. Lee Craigie has gone off route big-time and hasn't corrected, being currently at the base of the Indianna Pass climb. I wonder if she messed up the fire reroute or has maybe run out of time and is nailing it toward the finish? Edit: it looks like she went off route waay back at Como. Anyone know what is going on? [/quote] Pay attention young fella, she bailed at Savery/Brush Mtn with [outside support?] mechanical and health issues but decided to head south and do some sightseeing. Off topic .... why have you got one aero bar orange and one black? Were you not sure on which side of the single track you should ride on? |
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Reply #576 on: June 24, 2017, 06:13:21 AM
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Two Tired
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« Reply #576 on: June 24, 2017, 06:13:21 AM » |
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Brian Lucido:
14 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes
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Reply #577 on: June 24, 2017, 08:14:33 AM
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mountainbaker
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« Reply #577 on: June 24, 2017, 08:14:33 AM » |
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> she bailed at Savery/Brush Mtn with [outside support?] mechanical and health issues but decided to head south and do some sightseeing.
It appears she's gone south to ride along with Rickie Cotter.
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Reply #578 on: June 24, 2017, 08:24:08 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #578 on: June 24, 2017, 08:24:08 AM » |
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#TourDivide17 Josh Kato called in from near Separ and Lynne Slivovsky called in crossing into Colorado! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td17/ |
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Reply #579 on: June 24, 2017, 09:23:05 AM
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Adam Alphabet
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« Reply #579 on: June 24, 2017, 09:23:05 AM » |
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Huge congrats to Brian! continued luck to all the rest making their way towards AW.
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