brentb Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Sophiane Sahili just crossed 1000 miles, at 9:50pm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 9 hours ago, brentb said: Sophiane Sahili just crossed 1000 miles, at 9:50pm. Looks like he took a couple hour nap this morning, and is about to cross into the greatest state in the union, Wyoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I'll be honest and say that I'm amazed at these athletes but I have zero interest in doing something like this myself. A five day trip with gear to make hot coffee and have a warm meal each night? That sounds like a blast. But 2700 miles is a loooooooooooooooooooong way to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Anita Handle said: I'll be honest and say that I'm amazed at these athletes but I have zero interest in doing something like this myself. A five day trip with gear to make hot coffee and have a warm meal each night? That sounds like a blast. But 2700 miles is a loooooooooooooooooooong way to go. And not one of those rigs has a cooler strapped on for beer. They call that mountain biking? sheez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Anita Handle said: I'll be honest and say that I'm amazed at these athletes but I have zero interest in doing something like this myself. A five day trip with gear to make hot coffee and have a warm meal each night? That sounds like a blast. But 2700 miles is a loooooooooooooooooooong way to go. Armchair mountain biking definitely has its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Armchair *ultra endurance* mountain biking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Anita Handle said: Armchair *ultra endurance* mountain biking? In! I'm also in Pinkbike's Fantasy DH league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentb Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Anita Handle said: I'll be honest and say that I'm amazed at these athletes but I have zero interest in doing something like this myself. A five day trip with gear to make hot coffee and have a warm meal each night? That sounds like a blast. But 2700 miles is a loooooooooooooooooooong way to go. My wife and I did the MS150 years ago and thought we were badass with the 185 mile total for the weekend. These racers are doing that every day for two weeks. It's awesome how good these riders are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Anita Handle said: Armchair *ultra endurance* mountain biking? Well yes. Comfy, puffy recliner chairs are recommended for the demanding and prolonged sitting required to follow some of these racers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I've been working up a sweat just reading this thread. What do couch cramps feel like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 We have some local TD celebrities right here in Central Texas. The Sheila’s have both completed it, as has Billy Rice and his (then) 16 year old daughter, from over in College Station. In fact, if memory serves, Billy and Lena completed the Sobo on a tandem, and I think he then turned around and went back Nobo on his own. Our very own Hoss from Austin is planning to ride it in 2020. So plenty of blue dot tracking to come! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 I was doing a social ride with friends on the Drippin' Loop last year and we ran into a guy on a fattish bike fully decked out for bike touring. It was Dr. Mike McElveen, Payson McElveen's dad, doing a training ride for the Tour Divide. I don't think he did it last year, but did complete the Tour Divide route in 2013 (https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?doc_id=12850) Also, Don Schwieters (60+ Cat 1 TMBRA racers), who lives just north of Walnut Creek and rides there almost daily, completed the Tour Divide race in 2016. He also has completed the AZ Trail race. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 It's heating up! Will Josh Kato pass Sofiane? Will either of them even stop in Steamboat or Salida? Looks like Lael Wilcox is ahead of the record set by her, and Alexandera is hot on her heels. Shame there's no live video feed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Sofiane has come off the throttle a good bit it seems. Kato has tons of experience out there. He’s been pretty steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 The interesting thing is to see what each one had as a target to finish. Sofiane's target was 15 days vs Wilcox and Kato's target of 14 days. There are some 16 day people ahead of Wilcox. Did some burn some matches too early? Or are they just feeling pretty good? Seems like the 2nd half southbound is the hardest by looking at the elevation profile, but I don't know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I think the targets have to be taken a little loosely - it's hard to predict in advance how much snow, freezing sleet or bad weather they might have to slog through. Some years seem way worse than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, bestbike85 said: Sofiane has come off the throttle a good bit it seems. Kato has tons of experience out there. He’s been pretty steady. Kato is 42 miles behind Sehili at the moment. Alexandera is knocking out about 160 miles/day while Lael Wilcox is averaging 180 miles/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 7 hours ago, June Bug said: Alexandera is knocking out about 160 miles/day while Lael Wilcox is averaging 180 miles/day. Those are insane distances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, TAF said: Those are insane distances! I know, and they've been keeping this monster pace going since they started a week ago today. Also, the north bound folks will start seeing the southbound folks in a day or two. Edited June 22, 2019 by June Bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Alexandera is regrouping at the Lodge on Pinedale! It's snowing/raining/sleeting in Vail and other parts of the Colorado Rockies, but that weather seems to be heading off to the northeast. Edited June 22, 2019 by June Bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Things are heating up. Lael Wilcox (7th place) is only 28 miles behind (now leading) Josh Kato; Sofiane is now 5th, and about 15 miles behind Josh. People are getting bunched up at the front and heading into some serious climbing ahead. Northbound leader and southbound leader are now only about 130 miles apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Interesting update from Billy Rice at the Brush Mtn Lodge - it's a FB video, so hopefully the link works. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourdivide/permalink/869120576755374/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCFUFnak_4XSXOJcrYTp8kd1Mu0iQ1b5QpIZr5TA80Ja_TvA-qVi_-ZdtnCsHM8aSIUEMDlrYv-JuIqlrtO1YAm74M68L_LkJ645AJOoSKlDV_FFYsj5qpXHKwnZL0EQl8-EnqJtBBtq_AWuQgL53IuW2EJC8hC1U-p_JngBcQoKVykOmoQclw_cnqWg2AuxOlpTzXS4oSILQEG4hkOBAS1cCJOBAN5lhtKtKLTP0yonR11yXbcuIYj&__tn__=CH-R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) I wonder if sofaine lost his spot tracker or something. Can’t find him on the course. He scratched! Wow. That’s crazy to be the stead fast leader for half the race to scratching. Edited June 23, 2019 by bestbike85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 QOTD from bikepacking.net: "So a gravel grinder turned into the Iditabike, then turned into mud like the trenches of World War I (just the mud, not the dead bodies luckily)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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