Hi all,
I've attempted the Tour Divide in 2010, 2012, and 2015. No finishes yet, but I am still able to plug along and maybe one day it will happen. That's not true for everyone. I met Dave Blumenthal at the Y in Banff in 2010 and was impressed by his quiet confidence and friendly, easygoing manner. Had his life not been cut short in Colorado while racing towards Steamboat Springs he would surely have finished and perhaps come back again to improve his time. Now he's gone and sorely missed by his family.
Each year the Cordillera is published - many of you have read past volumes. Christopher Bennett is again editing it but an editor needs copy and it's looking like there will be no Cordillera unless we, the riders, watchers, significant others, and prospective racers submit our stories. Dave has a young daughter, Linnaea, and all proceeds from this publication go to Linnaea's college fund - over $10,000 at this point. Now, mind you, it's not me that's asking for this help. Dave's last blog post is at
https://type2fun.wordpress.com/ but the pertinent passage from that last post, written just before he left Banff, is this:
"I hope that local friends will come to play, visit, and support Lexi and Linnaea while I’m gone, so that their time without me is happy and fulfilling."In this context I think we all qualify as "local friends" and I for one will be sending in a little write-up to Chris. No writing experience is necessary and everyone's experience of the race is interesting, so contact Chris at htcltd (at) gmail.com. He would like to receive submissions within the next 3 weeks if possible.
Take care, everyone!
Bob
