world nomads...global rescue

Zoe is scratching?! As per her IG story...  I scratched in Del Norte when I raced because my heart wasn't in it anymore so I totally get it... Still wanted to see how fast she would go though! Oh well, I'm glad she's following her instincts.

I tried to find that instagram story but it seems deleted.

And now Outside Online has an article.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/lael-wilcox-bikepacking-fkt-controversy-arizona-trail/

The media rule did not come out of nowhere. "FKT rules are not new except for spectator rule . That didn't need to be addressed until recently because in the past not enough people cared about the sport to matter. Now they do, so rules have been applied."

How many more ways is jsliacan going to drag this out?

Ride the Divide free
https://tubitv.com/movies/578087

Dear Matthew Lee, please update the TD media support rule to be similar to the AZTR rule #2,
"2. No support crews, this includes pre-arranged camera/media crews. The AZTR views this as support. Feel free to self-document all you like. If you want a camera crew to document your ride, either do it on your own or expect an *, no record times will be noted for media support."

"2. No support crews, this includes pre-arranged camera/media crews. The AZTR views this as support. Feel free to self-document all you like. If you want a camera crew to document your ride, either do it on your own or expect an *, no record times will be noted for media support."

I am appalled that a racer would not read the rules before a race..lol. Dang *lael*

Any wagers on Lael W. (and obligatory camera crew) racing the tour divide this year and not saying anything until we find out at the start line?

A new colorado race with half of it in New Mexico!!!!

I wish the race would stay border to border. Call it the Great Divide Race and get a better organizer than Lee.

The texas bikepacking facebook group goes over all of this stuff.

Rear racks are coming back in style for racing even.

place in drybag, strap to bike

james hayden never started due to a covid positive person where he was staying before the race. He is not ill but has issues with breathing that he thought best not to start in case he contracted the disease.

https://youtu.be/FvRKX5XiVdY?t=4285
So he knew his friends would be there beforehand. (already knew his friend Jeff Fox would be there with his kid)

Visitation: Divide racing is not intended to be a spectator sport! However, route-town locals only may interact with (i.e. visit briefly, cheer on) thru-racers as they pass through their locale. Out-of-town visitation to the GDMBR mid-race from challengers' family or friends?even if only a  'loosely-planned', remote possibility for rider rendezvous?is prohibited.

The top one mentioned as best is the quadlock.

IN racing they are there in the middle of the night for 4 hours.

What size peanut butter jar, 24 or 28 oz?

I can only find this https://calvinrdecker.blogspot.com/

You could prob make more than one strap from an inner tube by cutting it in half lengthwise.