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Reply #180 on: May 03, 2010, 03:17:21 PM
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Ah so that's what's going on! I thought it would be rather odd to go stealth on an ITT  Maybe he's oblivious to his proximity to record time....maybe he's just at a new level where this is his 6 day pace. We'll know if he opts for a hotel instead of the road to Roosevelt. |
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Reply #181 on: May 03, 2010, 03:23:21 PM
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« Reply #181 on: May 03, 2010, 03:23:21 PM » |
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Points! Only down 24 minutes now!
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Reply #182 on: May 03, 2010, 03:24:04 PM
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Chad B
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« Reply #182 on: May 03, 2010, 03:24:04 PM » |
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We just got a new point! I'd day he has it in the bag.
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Reply #183 on: May 03, 2010, 03:25:35 PM
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« Reply #183 on: May 03, 2010, 03:25:35 PM » |
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OMG. Bettr'n pay per view. He has got to know. He's yanking all our chains!
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Reply #184 on: May 03, 2010, 03:26:02 PM
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« Reply #184 on: May 03, 2010, 03:26:02 PM » |
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OMG. Bettr'n pay per view. He has got to know. He's yanking all our chains!
He has to know...he is cruising! I think it is 7 miles from where you drop into the singletrack at the top of Picket Post to the end, right? He must have something like 12 miles to go. |
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Reply #185 on: May 03, 2010, 03:35:20 PM
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« Reply #185 on: May 03, 2010, 03:35:20 PM » |
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It's still a nail biter. As of the recent points he is still 24 min behind Jefe's pace. In fact it is so close we probably won't know for sure until he calls in with his exact time to finish the 300. We'll have to wait more than just a couple more hours I don't know the route except that the end must be pretty tough/slow based on split times. He is yanking chains for sure! |
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Reply #186 on: May 03, 2010, 03:40:17 PM
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« Reply #186 on: May 03, 2010, 03:40:17 PM » |
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Yep, everything at the end is slow. He's got a grunt of a ~1200' climb that is unrideably steep at the top, then the final 7 miles of singletrack are not particularly hard, but they climb an alarming amount and are difficult to make good time on.
You're right that we may not know until he calls in. We might be able to say for sure that he didn't make it, but if it's close his first point at the end might be too close to call.
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Reply #187 on: May 03, 2010, 03:51:29 PM
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« Reply #187 on: May 03, 2010, 03:51:29 PM » |
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This is awesome!
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Reply #188 on: May 03, 2010, 03:51:56 PM
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« Reply #188 on: May 03, 2010, 03:51:56 PM » |
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Yep, everything at the end is slow. He's got a grunt of a ~1200' climb that is unrideably steep at the top, then the final 7 miles of singletrack are not particularly hard, but they climb an alarming amount and are difficult to make good time on.
Jefe is the reigning king of hike a bike. Kurt needs his A game STAT! |
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Reply #189 on: May 03, 2010, 04:00:31 PM
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« Reply #189 on: May 03, 2010, 04:00:31 PM » |
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Jefe is the reigning king of hike a bike. Kurt needs his A game STAT!
We need a Gambling-Bikepacking website....Scott, could you take care of that please? |
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Reply #190 on: May 03, 2010, 04:01:51 PM
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« Reply #190 on: May 03, 2010, 04:01:51 PM » |
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We need a Gambling-Bikepacking website....Scott, could you take care of that please?
All part of the Trackleaders business plan. Coming soon to a bikepacking race near you. |
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Reply #191 on: May 03, 2010, 04:07:07 PM
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« Reply #191 on: May 03, 2010, 04:07:07 PM » |
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I think he just got airlifted to the top of that hike a bike. Maybe he's going Tanner style now??
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Reply #192 on: May 03, 2010, 04:10:01 PM
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« Reply #192 on: May 03, 2010, 04:10:01 PM » |
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Yeah, fast hiking or maybe riding?! 1.5 hours to go, I think he can just do it. Comparison vid:
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Reply #193 on: May 03, 2010, 04:19:43 PM
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« Reply #193 on: May 03, 2010, 04:19:43 PM » |
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Wow, had not seen an AZT video yet. Jefe is friggin amazing, what a freight train of inertia!
Whether or not Kurt sets a new 300 mark it will be interesting to see how he proceeds beyond superior. Methinks he's burning matches.
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Reply #194 on: May 03, 2010, 04:34:06 PM
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« Reply #194 on: May 03, 2010, 04:34:06 PM » |
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Burning matches for sure, but then again, he's got a couple extra boxes of matches to burn. I could almost keep up with him fitness-wise last year, but he's taken things to a whole new level this year. And here I used to think he was mortal...
So exciting to watch. Looks like he's about done with the climbing!
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Reply #195 on: May 03, 2010, 04:34:56 PM
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« Reply #195 on: May 03, 2010, 04:34:56 PM » |
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Wow...this is amazing! I can't believe how close it is! Love the spot to spot comparison.
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Reply #196 on: May 03, 2010, 05:06:01 PM
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« Reply #196 on: May 03, 2010, 05:06:01 PM » |
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He's made the pass.
Assuming of course the tracker data is airtight!
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Reply #197 on: May 03, 2010, 05:08:17 PM
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« Reply #197 on: May 03, 2010, 05:08:17 PM » |
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The parallel to me chasing Kurt last year without either of us ever seeing eachother vs. him chasing a virtual Jefe this year sure is amusing. Not quite as amusing as Scott's dot video, but still enough to make me grin! |
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Reply #198 on: May 03, 2010, 05:31:40 PM
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« Reply #198 on: May 03, 2010, 05:31:40 PM » |
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The thought had occurred to me. In both cases devices play a role. Spots, love'm and hate'm.
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Reply #199 on: May 03, 2010, 05:33:30 PM
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« Reply #199 on: May 03, 2010, 05:33:30 PM » |
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Last point suggests he'll make it... but... we need another point here. It's close.
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