Tour Divide 2012

[JP]

http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard

Kicks off in just over 3 hours.

 

[pi11wizard]

http://tourdivide.org/leaderboard

Kicks off in just over 3 hours.

woohoo!

Kurt and Caroline gunning for the tandem record!

 

[pi11wizard]

Oh, and there is an Aussie riding TD this year too. Jarrod Dellamarta from Melbs. Good luck and best wishes. Is he the first Aussie to have a crack at this race?

 

[DW-1]

I don't know Jarrod. But good luck.

Elvis

 

[Steve_N]

Oh, and there is an Aussie riding TD this year too. Jarrod Dellamarta from Melbs. Good luck and best wishes. Is he the first Aussie to have a crack at this race?

Not the first Aussie... Alex Field competed a few years back. 2007 I think, but that didn't include the Canadian portion then.

A few Kiwi's competing this year also...

 

[JP]

woohoo!

Kurt and Caroline gunning for the tandem record!

Their proto Salsa tandem is the biz! They should smash the course...shouldn't they?

 

[C Dunlop]

Is he the first Aussie to have a crack at this race?

There are actually at least 10 who have tt'd it, but the technology seems to evade quite a few us. I tried for a few months to register an ITT attempt to no avail and was looking at a sub 18 day border-to-border ride until a bout of giardia in Wyoming and a broken frame in Colorado.

I think it is a betteer ride than a race.

I think the only way to go faster than what has been done is with faster tyres (I think that everyone is over tyred) and that you wou,d need to strategize hotels, ditching the bedroll and a lot of weight. This is totally possible, I've drawn out the maps. You need a weather window though...

 

[pi11wizard]

Oh, and there is an Aussie riding TD this year too. Jarrod Dellamarta from Melbs. Good luck and best wishes. Is he the first Aussie to have a crack at this race?

Bummer, MTB cast is reporting Jarrod is our injured.

 

[JP]

Bummer, MTB cast is reporting Jarrod is our injured.

"Only" 500 odd miles in. That sucks.

 

[JP]

Looks like it's been won by NZ powerhouse Ollie Whalley.

 

[Pizzaz]

In course record time (16 and a bit days) as a rookie... pretty impressive when you consider that Matt Lee credits his later wins to simply knowing the route (and where to get stuff) better than anyone else...

 

[fergo]

In course record time (16 and a bit days) as a rookie... pretty impressive when you consider that Matt Lee credits his later wins to simply knowing the route (and where to get stuff) better than anyone else...

Bit of a dig BUT all the best Pizzaz for this years race. I'll be watching online. Hope you achieve your goals.

 

[JP]

Always good to dig up this thread around this time. June 14th is the Grand depart. 120 or so partaking this year, including a few Aussies.

 

[tex72]

About 8 hours til' GD.
Good luck to Pizzaz & the rest of the aussie contingent.:hail:

 

[pi11wizard]

Keep your eyes on Jesse and Liam, word on the street is that they can ride a bike. Looking forward to watching this year unfold.

 

[velocidad]

Keep your eyes on Jesse and Liam, word on the street is that they can ride a bike. Looking forward to watching this year unfold.

500+ miles first two days, wow.

http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide13

 

[Buggergrips]

I'm mates with Mike Hall, he's a machine.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/interview-mike-hall-round-the-world-record-breaker-34239/

stopped off at my house in Melbourne for 6 hours and called it a 'good break that sorted him out'.

on his way, He rode from perth to Brisbane around the coast in 22 days.

 

[cleeshoy]

Given there is a thread titled "2013 Tour Divide", should this one be closed (it's titled 2012) and we all continue on with the 2013 one?

link to 2013 thread -> http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?263957-2013-Tour-Divide