davetapson Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Looks like it Dave, or the new RS.Resolution is not too good."Riding from Canada to Mexico isn't hard enough, so I decided to go rigid. Ussher didn't get my chain tensioner to me in time so I couldn't go single speed... disappointed." Or something.
Shebeen Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 "Riding from Canada to Mexico isn't hard enough, so I decided to go rigid. Ussher didn't get my chain tensioner to me in time so I couldn't go single speed... disappointed." Or something. all the top guys are on rigid bikes.singlespeed cat is also really competitive. while the route is offroad...it's mostly really good roads with the odd nightmare thrown in.
davetapson Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 You enter the TourDivide by sending a letter of intent (if you are organinsed) or just by pitching up (if you aren't). One guy's letter from 2010: Tony Huston 'Twas a sultry summer day two years ago when a rickety green Trek, slumbering beneath a blanket of cobwebs, was wrestled up from its rotting grave, where it had lain forgotten amid rusty lawnmower blades and mildewed Igloos for years untold. This Trek’s master, a foolish dreamer whose belly betokened a great delight in the partakin’ of bacon, cursed as he hoisted his ancient steed from its tomb of rubbish and promptly bent its dirt caked derailleur. 'No worries, my emerald stallion,' assured the master gently, 'I shall repair you, and you will once again know the light of day. For I have just heard tell of a wondrous race across the entirety of this glorious nation. A race where high adventure awaits only the bravest of souls, where grizzly bears leave warm, steamy tidings in your path, and where the immensity of a man’s suffering is overpowered only by the immensity of the beauty surrounding him. Once, long ago, we were weekend warriors, o’ faithful steed. Let us hereby resurrect one another, and together shall we carve our own legend into the history of our lives! Together, we shall RIDE! That is, until I can afford a better bike, at which point your cumbersome, shambling arse can find another pile of crap to re-die in.' That abusive bike owner was me, and that summer day marked the beginning of my quest to unshackle myself from the chains of tedium and achieve the very pinnacle of human studliness: the completion of the Tour Divide! I fully intend to set a new course record…for 'Number of Expletives Hurled at a Steep Climb.' For I hail from the lowlands of southeast Texas, where the word “elevation” means “When you get’un idea while ridin’un elevator.” I cannot say with certainty how I will fare on the formidable mountain passes of the Divide, but my heart is passionate, my will is strong, and my sacrifices have been great in pursuit of this lofty goal, and I will not welcome the Specter of Failure casually, lest it bedevil me unto the end of my days. For me, this is not one race among many…it is the ONLY race! Gods of the Tour Divide, please accept my bid, and let me forge my own grand tale of adversity and triumph, to forever hold dear in my soul, and with which to fill up the ears of future grandchildren, whether they like it or not. Oh, and to those do-littles who call me an idiot for attempting such 'nonsense'...come a bit closer. I need to test my bear mace.
davetapson Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 TD tracker - not yet updated to this year: http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard AH's figures from last year:Place: 3rdDaily Avg: 163 miles! 260 odd km...Moving time: 14:03:09Stopped time: 3:06:06 (thats days/hrs/mins by the way) My std 3 maths tells me that over 17 days he was stopped for 5hrs per day - which must include eating, faffing and sleeping. So how much of that was sleep?
deanbean Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 This is beginning to feel bucket listy... Has been there since I heard about it.
Jaco-fiets Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 They should not test the riders in this race and also not allow more than 30min off their bikes. I want to see them race till they foam around the mouth
davetapson Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Harris in the lead. Sean Badenhorst reckons he's looking to break 15 days. http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide14 18 1/2 hrs moving.5 mins stationary.233 miles (375km)
davetapson Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 AH now in second place behind Jefe Branham. JB: Moving time 2:18:05 Stopped time 0:8:31 660 miAH: Moving time 2:09:05 Stopped time 0:17:27 607 mi So, these guys have done just over 1000km in 3d 3hr on a reasonably easy track (apparently, I don't know) and with the expectation of doing another couple thousand miles. If the finishline had been at 1000km, they probably would have slept less. So if we say they could have slept less, and that the Munga track will probably be more difficult, then 3d is probably a reasonable finish time?
flymango Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 They should not test the riders in this race and also not allow more than 30min off their bikes. I want to see them race till they foam around the mouth I think that the heat of the Karoo will see them foaming around the mouth after 30min ON their bikes.
Danger Dassie Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Pretty much on the money. Going through a number of different environments. Try the R355 district road out of Calvina, then say that's easy. Seen those stones slice a 4x4 sidewall like butter.
MTBc Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Pretty much on the money. Going through a number of different environments. Try the R355 district road out of Calvina, then say that's easy. Seen those stones slice a 4x4 sidewall like butter. in 100km of that road, we saw 5 4x4's with chewed tyres when we were there at the end of April. There's even a sign: "This road chews tyres" as you hit it from the Ceres side.
Squier Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 AH now in second place behind Jefe Branham. JB: Moving time 2:18:05 Stopped time 0:8:31 660 miAH: Moving time 2:09:05 Stopped time 0:17:27 607 mi So, these guys have done just over 1000km in 3d 3hr on a reasonably easy track (apparently, I don't know) and with the expectation of doing another couple thousand miles. If the finishline had been at 1000km, they probably would have slept less. So if we say they could have slept less, and that the Munga track will probably be more difficult, then 3d is probably a reasonable finish time? Is Alex out? What does Scratched mean? I'm assuming it means he is out.
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