The 2022 Tour Divide watchers thread.

[Dave Barter]

He's got just a little bit more dirt to get done then it's 100K of road to the finish in under 20 days on a very tough year. This is great riding from Steve, wishing him an amazing sunrise and a tailwind to the end

[whitestone]

He's on the road now (well I'm assuming it's road, it's got numbers and everything )

Bizarre aside - I saw this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSiKF4YOrfo about a stream that starts exactly on the continental divide and then splits to flow into both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. At about 5:40 it talks about the Great Basin which is one of a handful of Endorheic basins in the world - basically water flows in but not out, it's lost by evaporation not drainage.

[Dave Barter]

Steve, Colin and Ana all together on the final straight. Looks like the wind is slightly favourable. That beer in Jeffs cooler is going to taste so so good ;-)

[voodoo_simon]

Tune in folks, ~40 miles to go

[psling]

Tune in folks, ~40 miles to go

Keep up, less than 25 now

[ScotRoutes]

Is he nearly there yet?

[BobCatMax]

17! or less

[Dave Barter]

The worst thing on this section is the marker every mile counting you down. But he's flying along

[psling]

Less than 5 miles to go now on those marker posts Dave

[Dave Barter]

Less than 5 miles to go now on those marker posts Dave

ISTR Mile 4 to mile 3 taking the longest ...

[Dave Barter]

Ana wins the ladies race, I bet Steve would be bouncing too if only his dot would update

[psling]

Well, AJ is bouncing and I reckon Steve crossed the line with her. !9 days and approx. 1 hour. What a star!!

EDIT: Wot Dave says

[lune ranger]

[Dave Barter]

He's teasing us now

[psling]

He's teasing us now

Yeah, he's probably been stood at the side of the road surrounded by rattlesnakes unable to move for 37 minutes with only 7.7 miles to go
I reckon the three of them rolled in together [side-by-side of course]

[Dave Barter]

CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!! Amazing ride, so brilliant to watch.

Who's turn is it next?

[voodoo_simon]

CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!! Amazing ride, so brilliant to watch.

Who's turn is it next?

Congratulations Steve

[Blackhound]

Well done Steve, tremendous ride.

[fatbikephil]

Arrghh been in meetings all day so just caught up - well done Steve
Been great to watch, two more Brits on route so will keep tabs on them too.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Well done Steve. Never doubted it for a minute

[Dave Barter]

Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

[Lazarus]

Chapeau and what an achievement .

I have no excuses to not average 120 tarmac miles per day on a lejog

Dave will be delighted I am doing it on a drop bar bike

[psling]

Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

Never really understood that with ladies bikes because they (ladies) usually have longer legs than men; probably due to them wearing skirts?





[awaits debate on difference between tubes and bars... Oh, and percentage of female entries relative to percentage of drop barred bikes relative to....]

[whitestone]

Well done Steve!

Now you've done the warm-up if you hurry up and get back it's the YD300 on Saturday

[Bearbonesnorm]

Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

Yes but was it a 'gravel' bike, an 'adventure' bike, a 'dropped bar mountainbike' or a cutthroat? If it was a cutthroat, then it was designed for the job so no surprise ... and, can we have a 'ladies race' what with equality an' everything?