Ride The Divide teaser
Just to keep myself reminding of what will be an amazing documentary. Thanks to Mike Dion and Hunter Weeks. You guys rock for piecing this production together!!!
Teaser Matthew Lee from Ride The Divide on Vimeo.
Tour Divide finishers
More people finished in the last few days. Here is the current unofficial standing (days:hours:minutes):
- Matthew Lee - 17:23:45
- Kurt Resfnider - 18:11:30
- Jay and Tracey Petervary - 18:13:50 (New Tandem record)
- Chris Plesko - 19:00:21 (New Single-peed record)
- Leighton White - 21:05:15
- Blaine Nestor - 21:05:15
- Steve Wilkinson - 21:10:34
- Joe Meiser - 21:10:34
- Eric Bruntjen - 21:11:54
- Alan Goldsmith - 21:12:59
- John Fettis - 21:12:59
- Cannon Shockley - 21:12:59
- Jill Homer - 24:07:24 (New Female record)
I just checked the SPOT leaderboard and Jamie Thomson crossed the finish line a few hours ago, too. Despite the worst weather there has been lots of finishers this year, 15 so far (with 6 more possibles still out there biking). I guess it should not really surprise me given that there were 42 (!!!) starters. I wonder what 2010 will be like? 100 starters!!!
The still-out-there racers are the trio of Trevor Brown, Paul Howard and Per Nilsson Eklof riding together and are about to hit the Gila National Forest; the other three are cycling individually somewhere in upper New Mexico: Brad Mattingly, Deanna Adams and Michael Komp. The seventh rider, Bruce Giroux, is still pedaling in Colorado, albeit in a touring mode.
Deanna Adams is especially worth to watch as she will be the FIRST EVER fixie finisher and she deserve special respect. To ride this monster of a ride on a fixed gear bike is just unheard of!!! Unbelievable feat!!!
Finisher’s final words (all of those who left some):
- Blaine’s (Nestor) final call!
- Steve (Wilkinson) calls in from Deming
- Joe (Meiser) called in from Deming
- Eric B. (Bruntjen) checks in (and out!) at Antelope Wells
- Alan (Goldsmith) called in from Deming
- John Fettis called in from Deming
- John (Fettis) calls in with some final thoughts
- Jill (Homer) calls in from the finish!
MTBCast podcasts (by Joe Polk):
- MTBCast: Episode TD09 Day 25 GDR 18!
- MTBCast: Episode Tour Divide 24!
- MTBCast: Episode Tour Divide 23 GDR 16!
- MTBCast: Episode Tour Divide 22 GDR 15!
- MTBCast: Episode Tour Divide 21 GDR 14!
PS: This will be likely my last post about the Tour Divide 2009 race as I will be heading out on my own Tour Divide adventure ride in seven days. I will not be updating my blog during the ride but will definitely make a serious effort to post something when I get back. Until then. Tailwinds all the way;)
Adventures from around the World
Welcome to my blog where I share outdoor adventures, travel experiences and random musings from home and faraway places alike... My current plans:
1. [Summer-Fall 2010] Vagabonding alongside the Silk Route: It’ll be me, my bike and wide-open spaces of Western China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for 2-3 months...
2. [2011 or 2012] Motorbiking from Alaska to Patagonia: Just started thinking about it. Plan: Find a used thumper and hit back roads exploring this classic route all the way from the Deadhorse in Prudhoe Bay, U.S. to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Plus, practice and improve my Spanish, too...
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