He's got just a little bit more dirt to get done then it's 100K of road to the finish in under 20 days on a very tough year. This is great riding from Steve, wishing him an amazing sunrise and a tailwind to the end

He's on the road now (well I'm assuming it's road, it's got numbers and everything )

Bizarre aside - I saw this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSiKF4YOrfo about a stream that starts exactly on the continental divide and then splits to flow into both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. At about 5:40 it talks about the Great Basin which is one of a handful of Endorheic basins in the world - basically water flows in but not out, it's lost by evaporation not drainage.

Steve, Colin and Ana all together on the final straight. Looks like the wind is slightly favourable. That beer in Jeffs cooler is going to taste so so good ;-)

Tune in folks, ~40 miles to go

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:57 pm Tune in folks, ~40 miles to go

Keep up, less than 25 now

Is he nearly there yet?

17! or less

The worst thing on this section is the marker every mile counting you down. But he's flying along

Less than 5 miles to go now on those marker posts Dave

psling wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:46 pm Less than 5 miles to go now on those marker posts Dave

ISTR Mile 4 to mile 3 taking the longest ...

Ana wins the ladies race, I bet Steve would be bouncing too if only his dot would update

Well, AJ is bouncing and I reckon Steve crossed the line with her. !9 days and approx. 1 hour. What a star!!

EDIT: Wot Dave says

He's teasing us now

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:06 pm He's teasing us now

Yeah, he's probably been stood at the side of the road surrounded by rattlesnakes unable to move for 37 minutes with only 7.7 miles to go
I reckon the three of them rolled in together [side-by-side of course]

CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!! Amazing ride, so brilliant to watch.

Who's turn is it next?

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:16 pm CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!! Amazing ride, so brilliant to watch.

Who's turn is it next?

Congratulations Steve

Well done Steve, tremendous ride.

Arrghh been in meetings all day so just caught up - well done Steve
Been great to watch, two more Brits on route so will keep tabs on them too.

Well done Steve. Never doubted it for a minute

Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

Chapeau and what an achievement .

I have no excuses to not average 120 tarmac miles per day on a lejog

Dave will be delighted I am doing it on a drop bar bike

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:34 pm Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

Never really understood that with ladies bikes because they (ladies) usually have longer legs than men; probably due to them wearing skirts?





[awaits debate on difference between tubes and bars... Oh, and percentage of female entries relative to percentage of drop barred bikes relative to....]

Well done Steve!

Now you've done the warm-up if you hurry up and get back it's the YD300 on Saturday

Ana won ladies race on a dropped bar bike. Just saying..

Yes but was it a 'gravel' bike, an 'adventure' bike, a 'dropped bar mountainbike' or a cutthroat? If it was a cutthroat, then it was designed for the job so no surprise ... and, can we have a 'ladies race' what with equality an' everything?