Ok, So far these are all of the scratches I have recieved: Jonathan Edwards Bryan Singleton Josh Ibbet Steve Heading Bert Platzer Mark McPhillips Darreb Kosliki Amanda Brooks Tom Gibbs Alasdair McClean Chris Alder Giacomo Maltman Ed Procter Ashraf Kame Kristan Rivers Dave Barter Steve Robbins Andrew...

Scratch Update:

Jonathan Edwards & Bryan Singleton have both scratched and are returning on the road together.

I've not counted. We normally get around 30% of the field finishing max.

I was expecting different as people are doing well, but looks like it's all kicking off today.

Scratch Update:

Bert Platzer - no reason given.

Scratch Update:

Bryan Singleton - Arm injury ... can't hold bars.

Official Scratch for Mark McPhillips with totally screwed back,knees,legs everything

You think this is interesting...wait until the Divide starts.

Ian wrote: Maybe he has, or maybe his spot is off and he's making stealth progress (is that allowed?)

Totally legal yep, he'll have to produce a GPS trace, same as a few other riders who've been noted.

Official Scratch Update:

Alasdair McClean - two days in the redzone, food no longer works. Getting the train back and eating more.
Chris Alder - scratch at Oykel Bridge .

I do feel like the grim reaper some days.

Its with a real glum face that I confirm our race long leader Josh as a scratch. Spoke to him on the phone, he's fine and safe if a bit sleepy. Looks like his suspension linkages are toast - not sure if it's just the bearings or if they snapped. Either way, he is out. He sounded surprisingly chipper...

Panic over...he's left the train station

Where the SPOT for Josh left it's dot makes me a little concerned..... Don't do it man.

Tom needs to push now, two realitivly flat sections in the next 24 hours - Great Glen and Caladonian Canal. This is getting really interesting now.

Phil also had a bad nights sleep before his last push - he may have also fallen asleep on the side of the road at one stage :)

For those interested, last year Phil was just in Glen Affric at this stage after the waterfall push up.

There could of course be something else going on, maybe they know of a cake shop I don't.

Looking like Rich and Tom are taking the road around Fisherfield:

Scratch Update:

Really sorry to announce that Steve Heading is pulling the plug. Head not in it.

If I din't have my Ti Fargo I'd be buying a WTF. Really, really nice bike and cool idea too.

Hope Billy is ok at least :/

The things I do for you lot... rushed, but you get the idea.

whitestone wrote:Greg - any chance of another year by year comparison of the leader's current position? Pretty please

At work! Will get to it in a bit :)

Surprisingly, no scratches over night.

We will see what happens when people get into signal around Ullapool.

Last bit before bed.

We have another starter tomorrow - ITT rider start John Fettis - due to go at 8am.

http://trackleaders.com/highland15i.php ... ohn_Fettis

Only the space monkeys know what Ilan is up to now.