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jameso
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Nice one Greg! Also very glad whatever the issue was didn't stop you from a quick finish, good call there.
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Done.

Will update more when I can type - fingers f'd.

Race finish would not have happened bar the staff at Two Wheel Drive in Albuquerque who stripped a stock Cutthroath for me. Gave me their workshop. Then forgot to charge me much.

The race was an experience.

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Well done Mr May. I see from your post you won't be typing for a few weeks to come :)

Greetz

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Crikey - how much did it cost to get pizzas delivered to Antelope Wells? :lol:

Very well done sir.
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Bravo Greg. What a battle!
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As to be expected I'm in El Cafe Cafecito on Route 66 in Grants working my way through a Mexican food combo plate. :wink:

It's absolutely THROWING it down with rain. I think pushing on further today would be a big mistake!
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Well done Greg, Tom and keep going Johnnystorm. What a brilliant race!
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Now at Denny's for a 3am fill up of Coffee, OJ, Short Stack of pancakes and a Lumberjack Grand Slam. Then Pie Town! :-bd

After a spot of riding of course.... :wink:
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Well done Greg. :-bd

There are something like 18 brewery's on the route, anyone fancy a piss up next year?
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18 breweries in 3000 miles, that would be some pub crawl :grin:
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An interesting ITT rider started yesterday at about 4pm our time 1st July. 205 miles done already. Strong ride early on last year until injury stopped him. Target is 14 days!

http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide16i.p ... or_O_Leary
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Greetings from Pie Town! :-bd
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Nice one, hope you enjoy them!

Keep it up, great ride you are doing
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Superb work everyone! Keep going Johnnystorm....nearly there!

*small pangs of jealousy
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Some great pictures here from Eddie Clark of Mountainflyermagazine. Very interesting shot of Mike Hall's spread sheet of time checks and milage markers. Details, Details, Details.

http://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/vi ... BImAOkR.01
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Now at Sonic Burger in Silver City, about 11pm. Going to find a motel, then get up at 4am for the final push....
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Nice find landel, some good pics there.

johnnystorm - I stayed at that motel for a few days in '11. Nearly done, enjoy the ride down to the border. Once you have eaten.

Got stopped by the police in two cars on the way into Silver with guns and everything. Memories.
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Blackhound wrote:Nice find landel, some good pics there.

johnnystorm - I stayed at that motel for a few days in '11. Nearly done, enjoy the ride down to the border. Once you have eaten.

Got stopped by the police in two cars on the way into Silver with guns and everything. Memories.
Any reason the police pulled you over? Curiosity?
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^ Suspicion of drunk riding I'll guess, if you were anywhere near the state of my riding by Silver City!
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https://backofbeyondcycling.com/2016/06 ... wamsutter/

A blog from 2 Evans staffers riding NB over a couple of months, a bit of an update on Terry Smith on this page!
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Prostitution in answer to Whitestone!
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whitestone wrote:Any reason the police pulled you over?
Someone was on the run......

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Thought we got away with the bank robbery Chew!

johnnystorm has 20 miles to go.
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Thats Johnystorm finished! :-bd
A clean sweep for forum members!
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Yes, well done johnnystorm. 24 days 7+ hours.

Now who is going to tell him what is going to tell him what has been happening over the last ten days?
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