0 CommentsDuring the last few years, there has been an unquestionable rise in interest in 'ultra' style cycling events. Not that long ago, these events often went unnoticed. There was little opportunity to 'follow the action'.
That really seems to have changed recently. The internet, blogs, podcasts, SPOT trackers, GPS units, sat phones, and other technological advances have made 'coverage' of long distance, remote races possible in ways that we never would have imagined not that long ago.
Like it or not, these advances have made it possible for us to watch what's going on. It turns a multi-day mystery into a multi-day event we can all enjoy.
You can see that on the right side of this page we've added a 'Where the heck is Joe?' link. It provides a link to Joe's SPOT Tracker as well as to the Tour Divide Leaderboard.
I'm sure Joe has a busy day ahead of him taking care of last minute preparations. While he's doing that he's probably busy 'trying to rest'. I'm sure many of you have experienced the weirdness off 'trying to rest' and understand the difficulty in that.
A couple interesting facts about this year's Tour Divide Race. Based on the published roster, I see entrants from 6 different countries. That list includes:
Austria
Canada
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
and the United States
Within the United States, 18 different states are represented:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota (Go Joe!)
Ohio
New Mexico
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
If you think about it, that's a pretty darn diverse list in a field of 41 racers. We wish them all a safe and fulfilling adventure.
-Kid
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