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Reply #820 on: June 24, 2015, 07:39:05 AM
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HappyWanderer
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Yay Josh Kato! I am so excited for him this morning! He says he is still having fun, and that is the point of all this right?
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Reply #821 on: June 24, 2015, 07:42:12 AM
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Russ Kipp
Location: Polaris, MT
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« Reply #821 on: June 24, 2015, 07:42:12 AM » |
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A HUGE Thank You to all the TD riders that stopped at the Montana High Country Lodge. We are not quite done as there are a few riders still moving that might stop in.
A special thank you to Joe Polk and Matthew Lee for all you do to make the TD a success.
It is time for me to GO FISHING!
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Reply #822 on: June 24, 2015, 08:05:24 AM
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JRA
Location: California
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« Reply #822 on: June 24, 2015, 08:05:24 AM » |
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A big thank you to Russ, Angler, and anyone else who has posted photos of the riders. It really helps bring the event to life for those of us who can't be there.
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I don't know what the question is - but the answer is: Lubrication!
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Reply #823 on: June 24, 2015, 08:07:59 AM
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Scattamah
Location: Nowhere, England
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« Reply #823 on: June 24, 2015, 08:07:59 AM » |
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I hope it's not too late but... G'day T, Knees failed me in a way that made last years knee issues look positively easy. 5 days off the bike and I'm still not able to walk properly. I couldn't race to my fullest extent; taking time off every day or so to rest up wasn't an option...I would've been relegated to touring. Best course was to leave the route before I did some permanent damage. Greetz S. |
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Reply #824 on: June 24, 2015, 08:11:25 AM
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phil_rad
Location: Gelnhausen, Germany
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« Reply #824 on: June 24, 2015, 08:11:25 AM » |
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Russ,
Thank you for all of the great pictures that you posted! And for being so hospitable to all of the racers that come through year after year. If and when I come back to the TDR I'll defiantly make a stop at the High Country lodge for some food and maybe some sleep.
Cheers!
Phil
:-)
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Reply #825 on: June 24, 2015, 08:28:38 AM
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BobM
Location: The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
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« Reply #825 on: June 24, 2015, 08:28:38 AM » |
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Russ,
Thank you for all of the great pictures that you posted! And for being so hospitable to all of the racers that come through year after year. If and when I come back to the TDR I'll defiantly make a stop at the High Country lodge for some food and maybe some sleep.
Cheers!
Phil
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"defiantly"? Sounds a bit drastic. |
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Reply #826 on: June 24, 2015, 08:39:31 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #826 on: June 24, 2015, 08:39:31 AM » |
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Thanks, Russ! That sure is a perty boat!
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JP - MTBCast.com
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Reply #827 on: June 24, 2015, 08:54:52 AM
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phil_rad
Location: Gelnhausen, Germany
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« Reply #827 on: June 24, 2015, 08:54:52 AM » |
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oops! Damn auto correct, that was suppose to be "definitely" :-)
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Reply #828 on: June 24, 2015, 09:19:39 AM
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mikepro
Location: Bend, OR
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« Reply #828 on: June 24, 2015, 09:19:39 AM » |
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Spot dots show Jay and Neil at Bode's early, waiting for it to open, then Josh rolling up to Bodes before 7am. Chances are they had a 'meeting'. Fist bumps all around, I hope. Spot dots show Neil and Jay leaving Abiquiu (~7:10am) 30mins before Josh (~7:40am). Approximately 500miles to go. Josh stopped early last night, so is on 6 to 6.5hrs rest, just about same about of rest for Neil/Jay. Although hotel rest maybe better?
DylanT 45miles back as of 10:15am, with AlexH another 25miles back of DylanT.
And then there's LaelW ... she's just riding awesome, and just moved into 6th, by spinning past Sargents while the 3 boys she was catching up to yesterday stop for food/provisions.
And 17yo WillB now just outside the top10 in 11th, followed closely by the ageless RobertO (who took an entire zero day in Butte, remember?) in 13th, and don't count out ElliotD (yeah, buddy!) not much further back in 14th putting together a solid ride coming from way back in the pack and steadily making up ground each day. Wow. I'm in awe of this year's cast of riders.
At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Seb found a way to get a new fork in Chama, or sent there, and got back on course.
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Reply #829 on: June 24, 2015, 09:21:53 AM
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mtbcast
Location: Sugar Hill, GA
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« Reply #829 on: June 24, 2015, 09:21:53 AM » |
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#TourDivide15 - John Bowers called in from Grand Teton, glad to be reunited with his phone! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td15/ |
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Reply #830 on: June 24, 2015, 09:32:04 AM
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kiwidave
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« Reply #830 on: June 24, 2015, 09:32:04 AM » |
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This has been great to follow as always and without Trackleaders.com and MTBcast.com it would be a long wait to pick up blogs and posts of what went down. They've got a DONATE button on their pages and this year I for one am certainly going to click it. I'd hate to see this coverage disappear.
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Reply #831 on: June 24, 2015, 09:37:49 AM
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blurltd
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« Reply #831 on: June 24, 2015, 09:37:49 AM » |
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Neil, Jay P, Josh, what a battle, but how about Lael? Let's give her some props man, rode from Anchorage to the start, got sick during the beginning and is now top 6? C'mon, that's MASSIVE!
Uh, I would assume that sales for Walty bikes just took a turn with Seb Dunne's crash, heartbreaking to hear the news but super happy he's not severely injured. What a run he had. Goes to show anything can happen on the Divide.
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Reply #832 on: June 24, 2015, 09:43:40 AM
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Reply #833 on: June 24, 2015, 09:51:01 AM
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Timbike
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« Reply #833 on: June 24, 2015, 09:51:01 AM » |
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A HUGE Thank You to all the TD riders that stopped at the Montana High Country Lodge. We are not quite done as there are a few riders still moving that might stop in.
A special thank you to Joe Polk and Matthew Lee for all you do to make the TD a success.
It is time for me to GO FISHING!
Russ, thanks a bunch, great pics, fond memories of crashing that wedding on last year's TD.. and getting some great hospitality at the Lodge Tim |
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Reply #834 on: June 24, 2015, 09:56:32 AM
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hopscotchmcgee
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« Reply #834 on: June 24, 2015, 09:56:32 AM » |
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Spot dots show Jay and Neil at Bode's early, waiting for it to open, then Josh rolling up to Bodes before 7am. Chances are they had a 'meeting'. Fist bumps all around, I hope. Spot dots show Neil and Jay leaving Abiquiu (~7:10am) 30mins before Josh (~7:40am). Approximately 500miles to go. Josh stopped early last night, so is on 6 to 6.5hrs rest, just about same about of rest for Neil/Jay. Although hotel rest maybe better?
Neil and Jay slept on the porch of a building - not in beds. I thought that with the reroute this year the total mileage was down almost by 100 miles - I think they have just under 400 miles to go! Maybe I am wrong. |
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Reply #835 on: June 24, 2015, 10:15:14 AM
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Reply #836 on: June 24, 2015, 10:18:22 AM
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mikepro
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« Reply #836 on: June 24, 2015, 10:18:22 AM » |
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Neil and Jay slept on the porch of a building - not in beds. I thought that with the reroute this year the total mileage was down almost by 100 miles - I think they have just under 400 miles to go! Maybe I am wrong.
So no hotel/bed sleep so far the entire route? Style points! Looking at TL track, btwn Abiquiu and AW, there's ~570miles of track to pedal. |
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Reply #837 on: June 24, 2015, 10:31:29 AM
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Donald
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« Reply #837 on: June 24, 2015, 10:31:29 AM » |
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Neil and Jay slept on the porch of a building - not in beds.
How do you know?! |
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Reply #838 on: June 24, 2015, 10:54:04 AM
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HawkeyeGreg
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« Reply #838 on: June 24, 2015, 10:54:04 AM » |
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How do you know?!
Insider info...that's Neil's lady! |
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Reply #839 on: June 24, 2015, 11:11:27 AM
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chainagent
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« Reply #839 on: June 24, 2015, 11:11:27 AM » |
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If the race would be 600 miles longer I guess Lael would also catch up the guys at the front  |
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