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Reply #640 on: June 15, 2012, 11:07:06 AM
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bjamin
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Only 9 out of 105 have scratched. Very impressive. Could be record year for finishers!
*assuming Riders by Status is up-to-date
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Reply #641 on: June 15, 2012, 11:09:55 AM
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Coop
Location: Missoula
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« Reply #641 on: June 15, 2012, 11:09:55 AM » |
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Any word on the estimated release date of Cordillera volume 3?
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Reply #642 on: June 15, 2012, 11:20:46 AM
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RonDog
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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« Reply #642 on: June 15, 2012, 11:20:46 AM » |
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Hahaha, if anyone sees Mark Farnsworth, tell him those are elk not caribou! Listen to his call in: That guy is having a GREAT time! Awesome!
From his call-ins, it sounds like he's so stoked that I would believe him if he said they were flying raindeer! Love the way he's improvising and working out his gear as he races. Maybe the rules should say you start without anything (including phone) and when the gun fires you take off looking for gear you want to take including a bike. |
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Reply #643 on: June 15, 2012, 11:27:51 AM
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Pivvay
Riding and exploring
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 681
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« Reply #643 on: June 15, 2012, 11:27:51 AM » |
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If I was pushing hard enough, one night of 8 hrs sleep every so often might keep me in the game but likely I would hit my pacing goals or just DNF. I don't want to be wasted after a full course effort just to finish again. Personally I already have my finish.
When I pulled out early in 2008 I got to regroup and crush the CTR.
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Reply #644 on: June 15, 2012, 11:36:57 AM
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KRyter
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« Reply #644 on: June 15, 2012, 11:36:57 AM » |
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Several TD riders dropped into the Grasshopper Valley today. Unfortunately I missed Kevin G, Katherine W & Dylan T but did chat with Josh and Tracey. They were both loving the nice weather and were feeling great. Georg made it to our lodge tonight and is planning an early departure. We had a couple riders miss the lodge yesterday, they are not TD riders this year but they plan to ride next year. I topped our sign with a bike to call attention, it's a pain to have to back track.
Once again, great pictures. Josh doesn't look to beat up. Josh Jarral and Eszter stayed with us in Hamilton, MT on the way up to the start and he is a great guy. Glad to see him back in it and doing well. Had a chance to listen to a few of the MTBcasts and they are great. The tandem report was the best, I would love to see that thing get air-born. Good luck to all the riders! |
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Reply #645 on: June 15, 2012, 11:49:41 AM
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ComoDepot
Location: Como, Colorado
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« Reply #645 on: June 15, 2012, 11:49:41 AM » |
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Looks like Chip Andrus may be in tonight, the main field heading South seems a bit behind on previous years.
I do not know when Cjell came past, yesterday was a busy day, somebody said they saw a Cyclist on the Elkhorn heading North so I assume that was him.
David Nice had a beer, sorry forgot to take a photo. He went off with a full breakfast.
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Reply #646 on: June 15, 2012, 12:20:56 PM
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Pivvay
Riding and exploring
Location: Westminster, CO
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« Reply #646 on: June 15, 2012, 12:20:56 PM » |
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Come on Dave! This is your year!!!
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Reply #647 on: June 15, 2012, 12:27:16 PM
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Cosmo K
Location: Baltimore, MD
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« Reply #647 on: June 15, 2012, 12:27:16 PM » |
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Looks like Eric Foster is rolling again. Hope that knee holds up. He may get the Chuck Norris award for popping his knee back in and riding  |
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Reply #648 on: June 15, 2012, 12:56:12 PM
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moosevt
Location: Essex Junction, VT
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« Reply #648 on: June 15, 2012, 12:56:12 PM » |
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looks like fixie dave made a wrong turn!
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Reply #649 on: June 15, 2012, 12:58:32 PM
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mbeardsl
Location: NC
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« Reply #649 on: June 15, 2012, 12:58:32 PM » |
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From his call-ins, it sounds like he's so stoked that I would believe him if he said they were flying raindeer! Love the way he's improvising and working out his gear as he races. His calls are great and he's definitely enjoying the adventure. His training for this started a couple months back and he's now leading the SSers and 21st overall in the TDR. Pretty ****ing cool if you ask me. Calls like his make you think a) you can do it too and b) you should be doing it too. The call ins I look forward to most are Mark's, Cjell's and Justin's as they are always a hoot. Billy Rice's bit to ML about "putting down the iPad and quit dropping bears" is an all time contender too. |
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Reply #650 on: June 15, 2012, 01:02:13 PM
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DenisVTT
Location: Beautiful downtown Darnestown, MD
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« Reply #650 on: June 15, 2012, 01:02:13 PM » |
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looks like fixie dave made a wrong turn!
I don't think so. He likely spent the night in Kremlling, which is off route, then went back on this morning but didn't turn his Spot on right away. I don't think there would be any other way to rejoin the route where his Spot shows. |
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Reply #651 on: June 15, 2012, 01:03:25 PM
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mbeardsl
Location: NC
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« Reply #651 on: June 15, 2012, 01:03:25 PM » |
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looks like fixie dave made a wrong turn!
And one that looks to be more difficult that the actual route to boot. At least it'll be downhill to correct it if he figures it out. Looks like Justin made a wrong turn too but figured it out a couple minutes ago. |
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Reply #652 on: June 15, 2012, 01:04:24 PM
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mbeardsl
Location: NC
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« Reply #652 on: June 15, 2012, 01:04:24 PM » |
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I don't think so. He likely spent the night in Kremlling, which is off route, then went back on this morning but didn't turn his Spot on right away.
I don't think there would be any other way to rejoin the route where his Spot shows.
That's what I thought until I looked at it in satellite mode. There is definitely some sort of road/trail there. May be conincidence in the SPOT variance showing him "off" the route but "on" that other road? |
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Reply #653 on: June 15, 2012, 01:07:14 PM
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mgasman
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« Reply #653 on: June 15, 2012, 01:07:14 PM » |
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Long Ranger took another wrong turn - south of Butte. And it looks like Tom Thomas and Nathan Mawkes who have ridden together for 2-3 days now are leaving Butte but 40 min apart.
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Reply #654 on: June 15, 2012, 01:07:33 PM
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DenisVTT
Location: Beautiful downtown Darnestown, MD
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« Reply #654 on: June 15, 2012, 01:07:33 PM » |
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That's what I thought until I looked at it in satellite mode. There is definitely some sort of road/trail there. May be conincidence in the SPOT variance showing him "off" the route but "on" that other road?
Oh, I see. I thought you were talking about the spot tracking from this morning, where it bypassed a good chunk of the trail. |
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Reply #655 on: June 15, 2012, 01:09:34 PM
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patrickTsai
Location: Minneapolis
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« Reply #655 on: June 15, 2012, 01:09:34 PM » |
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Farnsworth's a trip. love that guys call ins. Farnsworth Fan Club (FFC)
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mark farnsworth - you can't buy batteries from a tree
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Reply #656 on: June 15, 2012, 01:19:52 PM
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mbeardsl
Location: NC
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« Reply #656 on: June 15, 2012, 01:19:52 PM » |
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Speaking of a field of "crazies", let's not forgot that both Dave Goldberg and Kurt Sandiforth completed the full AZT 750 a short few months ago in April of this year, and have stated intentions of doing a Triple Crown of sorts by adding the CTR after the TD. There's also plenty of riders with one or many CTR's under their belts. Also, it was mentioned previously that Garret P is former (current?) pro roadie. And, let's not forget how much "craziness" is coupled on the Blue tandem at the moment. Jill's blog lays out some impressive women's resumes. Last year's TD finisher Mike Hall just set some sort of around the world record. And, and, and, ...
I think that's what makes it even more impressive that there are guys and gals on this course right now (and in the past) who DON'T have that kind of resume but still finish and sometimes finish ahead of some of the "crazies". |
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Reply #657 on: June 15, 2012, 01:22:24 PM
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Cosmo K
Location: Baltimore, MD
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« Reply #657 on: June 15, 2012, 01:22:24 PM » |
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Long Ranger and Fixie Dave are back on track.
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Reply #658 on: June 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM
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Cosmo K
Location: Baltimore, MD
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« Reply #658 on: June 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM » |
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It looks like Serge just got about 5 bonus miles in but is back on track.
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Reply #659 on: June 15, 2012, 01:57:54 PM
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adelorenzo
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
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« Reply #659 on: June 15, 2012, 01:57:54 PM » |
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Can anyone point me to the start list? I can't seem to find it anywhere on tourdivide.org or the trackleaders site. I know there is a racer from Whitehorse but don't know who he is.
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