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by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Joint third:

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Thanks to Beth from Wildcat for the image.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Will wait till we hear from Beth.

Again - resolution.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:50 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Javi bounce....
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:45 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Dave Barter wrote:I think Ian F has had an exceptional ride, brilliant to see him in the top 3.
Agree -we rode together at the Jennride and I made a point of telling him he was riding very well. He was quite happy with his ride, even if he thought he was going too hard. Training pays off. He's done very well.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Beth is at the end - we'll find out the order when they roll in I suspect.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:01 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tour Divide 2016
Replies: 801
Views: 137255

Re: Tour Divide 2016

I've a draft to him sat in my gmail just in case I'm way ahead of time. In a way, it'd be nice to have to use it...doubtful though.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Ian is playing smart by giving regular SPOT chirps - I guess he knows we're watching :)
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tour Divide 2016
Replies: 801
Views: 137255

Re: Tour Divide 2016

My wife is hopefully picking me up...unless I get there before she lands ....

Look on the ACA site - loads of info there. Also, bikepacking.net.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:59 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Did anyone clarify the loch crossing rules? Lee seemed to cut this out without first going down to the loch to check the conditions and then back tracking? But Huw appeared to do the same on his ITT so is this now accepted as ok? In past years didn't people have to go to the crossing point and if t...
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:56 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Finished

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by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

NewRetroTom wrote:Also there is the issue that Lee seemed to miss out a wee section of the route.

We will need to await Alan G's wisdom on this point.
Two wee sections.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Bouncing DOT! We have our first finisher :)
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

atk wrote:Liam seems to have opened up a gap at the front!
Quite a fast DH section there IIRC - but that is quite a spurt.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:23 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:16 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Remember the resolution on the SPOT is +/- 20mins when you take into account both riders.

Anything less than 30mins and I'd not be making any assumptions.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:12 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

jameso wrote:
I imagine he'll put up a good show up and over the Devls Staircase.
Is that a HAB section? I see Ian has fell-running history, expect that's a real bonus in the HTR.
Depends how strong you are - it is rideable up from Kinlochleven....but after what he has done. Descent is most excellent though.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

NewRetroTom wrote:Liam and Philip must be pretty much riding together approaching the top of the Devil's Staircase. From the Spots it looks like Lee is about an hour behind with Ian a few minutes further back.
I wonder how far out they will leave it before some one slowly attacks - Bridge of Orchy?
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:02 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: An old company jumps on the bandwagon
Replies: 78
Views: 14350

Re: An old company jumps on the bandwagon

No issues Lars, was happy to review and ride with them. Happy to take them on the Divide too - will post up post TD how they work out.

Weight, it's really not that much extra. Not for what you get with the total waterproofness of them.
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:45 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Great race among the front group.. looks like Ianfitz has something in the tank at the end, has pulled toward the front well overnight. I'm thinking Ian is using all that BGR conditioning to pull this out of the bag. Really hope this works, he's been riding well in the lead up, this would be great ...
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Greg: I misunderstood you. I thought you meant look at his Trackleaders history. Ian had just appeared as a suggestion for me to follow on Twitter so that was the first tweet that appeared a few minutes later until I saw another couple of near identical tweets this morning it didn't twig that it wa...
by GregMay
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:34 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Confirming Thomas Borst as a scratch - old knee injury
by GregMay
Tue May 31, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Tour Divide 2016
Replies: 801
Views: 137255

Re: Tour Divide 2016

voodoo_simon wrote:Greg, what are those bontrager sock things? Waterproof socks?
You bet ya - 51g too - and they work really, really well ;)
by GregMay
Tue May 31, 2016 9:08 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

whitestone wrote:
Didn't say I didn't. Don't shoot the messenger :wink:
Dude...I am the messenger :)

Of death of course.
by GregMay
Tue May 31, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

whitestone wrote:Just seen a tweet from Ian Fitz that he's thinking of stopping at Camban for the night:

Look at his history for the past three days first.

Then rethink.

Then understand.
by GregMay
Tue May 31, 2016 8:54 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)
Replies: 517
Views: 86504

Re: 2016 Highland Trail (group start)

Confirmed Scratch Update: Stu Cowperthwaite is out - Achilles is toast.