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Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:59 pm
by jameso
Nice one Greg! Also very glad whatever the issue was didn't stop you from a quick finish, good call there.

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:30 pm
by GregMay
Done.

Will update more when I can type - fingers f'd.

Race finish would not have happened bar the staff at Two Wheel Drive in Albuquerque who stripped a stock Cutthroath for me. Gave me their workshop. Then forgot to charge me much.

The race was an experience.

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Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:25 pm
by Scattamah
Well done Mr May. I see from your post you won't be typing for a few weeks to come :)

Greetz

S.

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:55 pm
by whitestone
Crikey - how much did it cost to get pizzas delivered to Antelope Wells? :lol:

Very well done sir.

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:23 pm
by Javi
Bravo Greg. What a battle!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:54 pm
by johnnystorm
As to be expected I'm in El Cafe Cafecito on Route 66 in Grants working my way through a Mexican food combo plate. :wink:

It's absolutely THROWING it down with rain. I think pushing on further today would be a big mistake!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:41 am
by slarge
Well done Greg, Tom and keep going Johnnystorm. What a brilliant race!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:48 am
by johnnystorm
Now at Denny's for a 3am fill up of Coffee, OJ, Short Stack of pancakes and a Lumberjack Grand Slam. Then Pie Town! :-bd

After a spot of riding of course.... :wink:

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:12 am
by Pirahna
Well done Greg. :-bd

There are something like 18 brewery's on the route, anyone fancy a piss up next year?

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:21 am
by Gari
18 breweries in 3000 miles, that would be some pub crawl :grin:

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:40 am
by Blackhound
An interesting ITT rider started yesterday at about 4pm our time 1st July. 205 miles done already. Strong ride early on last year until injury stopped him. Target is 14 days!

http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide16i.p ... or_O_Leary

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:25 pm
by johnnystorm
Greetings from Pie Town! :-bd

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:31 pm
by Si
Nice one, hope you enjoy them!

Keep it up, great ride you are doing

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:05 pm
by Pat
Superb work everyone! Keep going Johnnystorm....nearly there!

*small pangs of jealousy

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:12 pm
by landel
Some great pictures here from Eddie Clark of Mountainflyermagazine. Very interesting shot of Mike Hall's spread sheet of time checks and milage markers. Details, Details, Details.

http://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/vi ... BImAOkR.01

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:03 am
by johnnystorm
Now at Sonic Burger in Silver City, about 11pm. Going to find a motel, then get up at 4am for the final push....

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:55 am
by Blackhound
Nice find landel, some good pics there.

johnnystorm - I stayed at that motel for a few days in '11. Nearly done, enjoy the ride down to the border. Once you have eaten.

Got stopped by the police in two cars on the way into Silver with guns and everything. Memories.

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:04 am
by whitestone
Blackhound wrote:Nice find landel, some good pics there.

johnnystorm - I stayed at that motel for a few days in '11. Nearly done, enjoy the ride down to the border. Once you have eaten.

Got stopped by the police in two cars on the way into Silver with guns and everything. Memories.
Any reason the police pulled you over? Curiosity?

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:51 am
by jameso
^ Suspicion of drunk riding I'll guess, if you were anywhere near the state of my riding by Silver City!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:25 pm
by jameso
https://backofbeyondcycling.com/2016/06 ... wamsutter/

A blog from 2 Evans staffers riding NB over a couple of months, a bit of an update on Terry Smith on this page!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:09 pm
by Blackhound
Prostitution in answer to Whitestone!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:53 pm
by Chew
whitestone wrote:Any reason the police pulled you over?
Someone was on the run......

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Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:56 pm
by Blackhound
Thought we got away with the bank robbery Chew!

johnnystorm has 20 miles to go.

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:35 pm
by fatbikephil
Thats Johnystorm finished! :-bd
A clean sweep for forum members!

Re: Tour Divide 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:38 pm
by Blackhound
Yes, well done johnnystorm. 24 days 7+ hours.

Now who is going to tell him what is going to tell him what has been happening over the last ten days?