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Reply #540 on: June 23, 2017, 04:53:14 AM
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chainagent
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« Reply #540 on: June 23, 2017, 04:53:14 AM » |
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BL's alarm clock must have any link to JK's. Both started almost at the same time this morning.
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Reply #541 on: June 23, 2017, 04:53:38 AM
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WatermelonSugar
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« Reply #541 on: June 23, 2017, 04:53:38 AM » |
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Sometimes a little bit extra pressure isn't that bad. It prevent you from puffering through the landscape.
Haha, true....but I did have the pressure of having to get back to work on time afterwards! |
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Reply #542 on: June 23, 2017, 05:34:09 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #542 on: June 23, 2017, 05:34:09 AM » |
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#TourDivide17 Lynne Slivovsky and Angela Paterna called in from the Basin and Peter Kraft called in from Salida! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td17/ |
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Reply #543 on: June 23, 2017, 06:49:44 AM
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nspace
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« Reply #543 on: June 23, 2017, 06:49:44 AM » |
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I wonder kind of pie Josh is eating right now. Did he ever reveal his winning pie choice from 2015?
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Reply #544 on: June 23, 2017, 06:59:17 AM
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jjmundt
Location: Central Iowa
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« Reply #544 on: June 23, 2017, 06:59:17 AM » |
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I wonder kind of pie Josh is eating right now. Did he ever reveal his winning pie choice from 2015?
I've had blueberry/cherry from Pie-o-Neer and it's fabulous. I've had blueberry from The Gathering Place and it's very good, too. Have yet to eat at the Pie Town Cafe, but I'm sure their food is delicious as well. There's something special about the Pie-o-Neer and Kathy's wonderful disposition (even though all they serve now is pie)...I can't wait to visit again. |
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Mtn: 2015 Surly Krampus Ops
Road: 2012 Cannondale Synapse Carbon
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Topic Name: Tour Divide 2017 - race discussion thread
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Reply #545 on: June 23, 2017, 07:15:13 AM
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Reply #546 on: June 23, 2017, 07:36:21 AM
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ScottM
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« Reply #546 on: June 23, 2017, 07:36:21 AM » |
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Heya Scott - is there a gpx or description for the fire reroutes, or is it just the info shown on trackleaders? Asking for a racer who doesn't have a working phone out there.
Here are some cues and a GPX. Hope it helps. |
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Reply #547 on: June 23, 2017, 08:18:10 AM
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ChrisE
Location: Yorkshire Dales, UK
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« Reply #547 on: June 23, 2017, 08:18:10 AM » |
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Scott
Do you think there is any merit in saving any of the previous fire reroutes in a GPS for future years, so that if they are "activated " it's a simple job for riders? Specifically next year......😊
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Reply #548 on: June 23, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #548 on: June 23, 2017, 08:27:00 AM » |
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#TourDivide17 Josh Kato called in from Pie Town, Randy Neill called in from Squirrel Creek Ranch and Eddie O’Dea called in from Breckenridge! http://mtbcast.com/site2/category/td17/ |
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Reply #549 on: June 23, 2017, 08:35:20 AM
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ScottM
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« Reply #549 on: June 23, 2017, 08:35:20 AM » |
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Scott
Do you think there is any merit in saving any of the previous fire reroutes in a GPS for future years, so that if they are "activated " it's a simple job for riders? Specifically next year......😊
Not really, sadly. Fires and the closures are very unpredictable. I'm not sure we have re-used a particular detour. Perhaps the Gila (hopefully not this year), which is a big area with few options to detour around. Generally we try to keep the detours easy to describe and navigate. Matthew looked really hard into using the CDT off Burned Mtn as the detour (!). It would have been nice (good riding, not too much hike-a-bike, direct line back to Vallecitos skipping the closure) but.... you pretty much have to have a GPX file to follow it, so I convinced him it wasn't a good idea. |
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Reply #550 on: June 23, 2017, 09:35:28 AM
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Michael_S
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« Reply #550 on: June 23, 2017, 09:35:28 AM » |
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wow... Brian and Josh are 25 miles apart... it's going to be a race to the finish. oops 75 miles, not adding correctly this AM
mike
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Reply #551 on: June 23, 2017, 10:47:31 AM
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ChrisE
Location: Yorkshire Dales, UK
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« Reply #551 on: June 23, 2017, 10:47:31 AM » |
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Seeing the NH flag cruise to the finish, reminds us of what an exceptional racer he was.
The fact he did it along side being such a pleasant and inspirational guy reminds us we should all try to be more like Mike.
C
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Reply #552 on: June 23, 2017, 11:40:08 AM
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Reply #553 on: June 23, 2017, 12:37:58 PM
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saskawhat
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« Reply #553 on: June 23, 2017, 12:37:58 PM » |
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Quick Q from a relative newbie follower of the race: I've seen a few places where people are calling Ollie Whaley winner of the 2012 TD but Trackleaders shows him 10+ hours behind JayP. What's the story there?
EDIT: Whalley, sorry. (whoops)
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Reply #554 on: June 23, 2017, 12:44:50 PM
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woody
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« Reply #554 on: June 23, 2017, 12:44:50 PM » |
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Quick Q from a relative newbie follower of the race: I've seen a few places where people are calling Ollie Whaley winner of the 2012 TD but Trackleaders shows him 10+ hours behind JayP. What's the story there?
Ollie left has part of the grand departure and I believe Jay P did an ITT in September so that might be why. |
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Reply #555 on: June 23, 2017, 02:23:08 PM
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davew
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« Reply #555 on: June 23, 2017, 02:23:08 PM » |
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Just looking at the data of some the riders that have been moved to the alternate dots.  This rider had a shit of a time in Butte or quite possibly he had a lovely time having a look around. Regardless, he saw more of Butte than the rest of the field.  |
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Reply #556 on: June 23, 2017, 03:06:23 PM
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GregMay
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« Reply #556 on: June 23, 2017, 03:06:23 PM » |
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Who wouldn't want to see the sights of Butte?
*tumbleweed*
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Greg
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Reply #557 on: June 23, 2017, 03:20:18 PM
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JF-mtnbiker
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« Reply #557 on: June 23, 2017, 03:20:18 PM » |
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The Great Mike Hall just hit the finish in AW.
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Reply #558 on: June 23, 2017, 03:47:02 PM
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jmiked72
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« Reply #558 on: June 23, 2017, 03:47:02 PM » |
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I can't figure out what Gary Johnson is doing. It appears he stayed on Hwy 26 instead of taking 515, turned back and correctly completed the 515 segment, and then instead of continuing on 26/287 took another wrong turn and is now is heading back up 26 towards the place he took the first wrong turn.
Or am I misreading the tracking info (very possible)?
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Reply #559 on: June 23, 2017, 03:59:19 PM
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Angler
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« Reply #559 on: June 23, 2017, 03:59:19 PM » |
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I see Ashley Benns is back on the road again in Canada. He is definately going for the ITT YoYo. So happy to see this as he was thinking of dropping out after hitting Banff and doing the 2,700+ miles once already. YOU GO ASHLEY!
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