Tour Divide 2019
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The most excellent effort Mr Barter.
I cannot begin to imagine how difficult that will have been.
I am in awe.
Si
I cannot begin to imagine how difficult that will have been.
I am in awe.
Si
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Amazing. Am a bit awestruck too and doing a sort of one minute respectful silence in homage of Dave's fortitude and staying power.
We ought to invent a new swear word to mark his achievement..
We ought to invent a new swear word to mark his achievement..
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
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The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
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Jolly good idea Perhaps Dave could judge?
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Chapeau sweaty Dave (attempted 'sweary' but left typo in for amusement)!
Boggles the mind doing that mileage over that terrain in those conditions for that many days.
Hardcore!
Boggles the mind doing that mileage over that terrain in those conditions for that many days.
Hardcore!
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Big respect Dave, fantastic effort
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
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Well done Dave, that’s a great effort!
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Nice one day, great achievement
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Great ride Dave!! Congratulations!! I do hope there's a book in it all
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Brilliant ride Dave. Well done
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Happy for you Dave.
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That was a tough finish. So glad to go under 21 days. Thanks for following me on my journey which has been a hell of an experience. Expect the usually dodgy video soon
Finally thanks to Alan G for not giving me a HT550 place and making me look for something else to do
Finally thanks to Alan G for not giving me a HT550 place and making me look for something else to do
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chapeau sir [ and alan G for inspiring you ]
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So goodDave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:21 pm Finally thanks to Alan G for not giving me a HT550 place and making me look for something else to do
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but you were still beaten by a girl with no gears
Winning your age category is all us old duffers can aspire to. Congrats again
Winning your age category is all us old duffers can aspire to. Congrats again
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Well done Dave, brilliant, and technicaly you were beaten by a girl with one gear, not no gears, but she is rather fine!
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... and here's a bloke who looks very little like Dave, pretending to be Dave at AW.
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****!
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Surely its Ok to describe a SS as a bike with no gears?technicaly you were beaten by a girl with one gear, not no gears,
I agree she has one gear but she does not have gearS
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Fantastic! Well done Dave. Looking forward to reading the write-up.
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When someone points out my ssp with "there's only one gear!" I like to say I actually have two.
Riding and hiking
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