HT550 Grand Depart - May 2022

[boxelder]

Haha, I think so. The Dutch guy I started with certainly did not. It's worse at the moment, though I saw a white tailed eagle there recently, so well worth the scrabbling.

[fatbikephil]

Well Alex must have sorted his brakes as he only stopped for a brief snooze in the Kinlochewe toilets and then the Dornie toilets He's dropped the two French guys as a result! If he keeps thi up he should get in under 4 days all being well

And one Alexandre Antrope appears to have done last years route into Fisherfield as far as the ruined cottage above Strath an Nid and then turned back....Nice to see the spirit of HT muppetry is still alive and well

[ScotRoutes]

Looks like he's a Scratch now

Given previous pace, are we thinking Angus and Huw have passed FA yet?

[summittoppler]

Looks like he's a Scratch now

Given previous pace, are we thinking Angus and Huw have passed FA yet?

Annie posted on Instagram earlier to say Huw was at Fort A at 10am and that Angus was not that far behind

[summittoppler]

and looks like Pete Mcneil could have possibly rode with someone headed along Loch Oich from 10:20 for about 40 minutes before heading back north as part of the filming he's doing.

[Richpips]

At CP8 Huw had about 95 minutes on Angus according to Pete.

[BobCatMax]

Wow, did not expect that, Angus was miiiiiles ahead. Sleep strategy? Or did I miss a mishap

[boxelder]

Pete McN waiting for Alex at the top of the 'Powerlines hill'.
Alan G in the middle of the wide river crossing

[fatbikephil]

Wow, did not expect that, Angus was miiiiiles ahead. Sleep strategy? Or did I miss a mishap

Huw was quite a bit quicker than him through the techy bits and I think he has slept a bit more. Good on him as hes had two scratches in his last two goes at this

[BobCatMax]

Yeah, that's some serious riding as Angus is fast.

Great to see Naomi F still up in the top 3 women

[Richpips]

trep has posted on IG that she's "going okay"

Angus is through Kinlochleven.

[summittoppler]

According to Annies IG Huw Oliver has finished 1st
Well done indeed!

[boxelder]

According to Annies IG Huw Oliver has finished 1st
Well done indeed!

So that would be under 3 days 12 hours and not far off the Neil B’s 2017 time.
Good effort

[summittoppler]

Shame their dots weren't working properly as they were within a couple of hours of each other when Pete Mcneil saw them

[Bearlegged]

Trepwatch:

Pooped but ahead of me last year. Drumbeg stores. vaguely exciting friendly and quick.

[In Reverse]

Superb effort from Alex.

[BobCatMax]

indeed, 36 miles to go!

[redefined_cycles]

Does anyone Have Alex' fundraising page link for his Mnt Rescue campaign? Maybe pop it up here again...

[BobCatMax]

argh!

just caught up on his insta, and his lights failed during the night, so i think he either bedded down for some kip or had to go very slowly.

[boxelder]

Will Alex get under 4 days…….. 10 mins to go

EDIT:

[BobCatMax]

**edit**

3rd!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeQWIu_Otog ... JmNzVkMjY=

[ericrobo]

3rd ?
So what happened to Angus ?

Did he finish after Alex ?

[BobCatMax]

no idea!

from DotWatcher..

"Also in the cloak of night, Simon Guignard rode through, passing Alexander Berry, and finished the HT in second place at 5:46 this morning 3d 21h 45m or thereabouts. Congratulations Simon. Tres bien. And JUST IN are riders Alexander Berry and Jean Roglet who squeezed in ten minutes under 4 days, arriving together <3."

[Lazarus]

Stunning achievement from Alex [ and Huw] but he is going to be annoyed with the light costing him second place

Chapeau to them all though and those still riding

[BobCatMax]

3rd ?
So what happened to Angus ?

Did he finish after Alex ?

As of 2ish hrs ago he was till out on the course. Bad chest, bad knee got a hotel bed for the night. Check out his insta story reel thingy

https://instagram.com/stories/angusyoun ... JmNzVkMjY=