From my understanding, pavement stretch from north rim to Jacobs Lake is a green light for the race route, yes a bit less adventure, but no doubt faster. Looking at past trackleaders pages it looks as though Rt. 67 is the proper alt. route from the "official .gpx" Can anyone confirm this? Also, are there any other sections like this I may have missed in discussions (I saw the new optional singletrack discussion )

Thanks!
See you at the border for the 750!
-crd

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that was 2013.....website is a bit behind the times....

thanks for confirmation! better safe than sorry

So I hope I didnt miss this. From what I've seen on this forum, GD is June 13th, from Banff. tourdivide.org states that the race starts June 14th. I have also heard of "pre-race" gatherings in Banff, any insider details? My flight lands in Calgary LATE the 10th, I plan to sleep in the airport and make the ride to banff the 11th. Ive heard a lot about the Y, and it seems mostly booked up, any suggestions for other cheap lodging for the nights prior to starting. June 13th will be my 22nd birthday, last year I spent my 21st birthday riding 141 miles in North Dakota on my crtoss country bike trip, I hope I dont 'have' to wait in Banff and not have a productive high mileage day on my bday.

Anyone riding from calgary to banff on the 11th?

thanks for input!