“Another tweet has said he did a straight 31 hours into the finish! “

thought he would . tis a favorite trick of his it would seem for the spot to “die” at the end 😉

woaaa how fast !

If i was doing it i was aiming for halfway by now, or there abouts, or sacked off to a hotel with a bar.

Off to look at the trackers 🙂 didn’t expect a winner this early today.

Well done Aidan, and keep plodding on everyone else.

Maybe i should aim lower and try the WRT first, after seeing these updates on better and fitter riders having problems….maybe i will just dream about doing this along with the 135 and GTD 🙂
If it happens next year, deffo one to follow again.

Amazing effort Aidan, and well done to all those who have given it a go this year. Sounds like a fantastic challenge.

Oliver must have found a nice bar, reckon he might just do the bottom loop only 🙂

Look back tonight see if 2nd has arrived.

Tom Sap’s partner has just seen Aidan and mentioned his SPOT. You are supposed to turn them off/on every 24 hours to keep tracking going. Seems Aidan on his 31 hour stint did not turn it off and back on. Sorted it out now I see.

Tom is a Belgian guy who is not being tracked. He has been riding with James Gillies and Greg May.

would explain it , it happened on the cairngorm challenge as well iirc.

i think we can forgive him for forgetting 😉

John Russell should finish in time for chips. 8)

Do we have a race for 2nd place?

Chucking it. Knee giving out. Gutted. Nice army safety chap gave me a lift back to ullapool. Waiting on bike bus to Inverness, then train home then train back to tyndrum tomorrow to get car.

🙁 When do you need back to Tyndrum, and from where. If a lift from Stirling at 5 tomorrow helps, let me know.

Ian Barrington about 25 miles to go and about 8 miles up on Alan Sheldon.

So second and third incoming…. will Ian hold the lead to 2nd.

(assuming i have read the leaderborad trackers correctly)

Nikk – Well done for making it so far, I’m really chuffed you kept going when Brian and I canned it. Next year on the big wheels?

Matt – cheers mate, think I’m sorted for travel now
Much appreciated.

Alasdair – tyndrum to ullapool in 2 days 9 hrs is an achievement enough for me
Still really wanted to complete was a wee cry when I realised it was over 🙁

In pub in ullapool, beer helping. Bus soon gtg!

James Gillies has announced on Twitter that he is out, broken spokes.

About 4-5 hours to go for Ian, should be done by dark. He has a good lead over Alan but Ian is on s/s, Alan is on a full suspension and geared. Wonder if that will play a part in closing miles once over Devils Staircase?

Ian and Alan have been close all race so far. Will pop back later see how the fight for 2nd is going.

I like a bit of singlespeed action but knocking out 400+miles on a geared bike is something, SS is nuts. Wonder how many will make it round ! plod on.

Good go Nikk, have a whisky chaser !

Gettin a bit concerned about Olly,Any news?

He’s just touring it isn’t he?

Not much more than a mile between Ian and Alan!! This is better than F1 or MotoGP 🙂

I have to say – I can’t believe the weather has been so decent.

Thanks Alasdair, He’s probably getting over his recent wedding! Its his bike I’m more concerned about! in truth!

2 miles between 2nd & 3rd now. Ian at 406, Alan at 404

Deffo a race on for 2nd place.

This last few miles could get interesting. Guy behind appears to be on gears, guy in front is apparently on SS. Rannoch moor and the WHW to Tyndrum is pretty bloody fast.

One big hill between them though. Come on you nutters!

Should be downhill, last few miles.

Hmmmm, knackered, hungry, close to finish, fading light.

Still a few hours before one rolls into 2nd place, going to be close and a hard fight either way.

Ian’s on 413
Alans on 408

Ian appears to have pulled away, maybe Alan has stopped for chips at Kings house or Glencoe ski resort (roughly where they are abouts)

Alan’s on the move again!

They would have got closer going over the devil’s staircase. That gap will go down pretty quick now I’d think.

Just been looking, Ian’s current speed looks a bit lower than Alan’s
This is going to be close 😯

Ians on a downhill 13mph at 416
Alans on 4mph at 409

Can geared Alan beat SS Ian ?

Do they know how close they are to each other?

Probably be able to smell each other 😮

Oliver is out now.

27 started, 13 have pulled out so far !

Spot’s seemed to have stalled for the moment, no movement on Alan for 30mins and Ian for about 20mins.

Expect a big jump when they refresh. Can Alan claw back some mileage on the down with his susser ? or will Ian hold him off to the finish ?

That’s got to be all over bar the shouting now with the length of Rannoch Moor between them

Ian on 420
Alan on 412

logged out and in again, spots have refreshed

was going to bed, cup of tea and wait for Ian to knock out the last few miles.

Ian should finish in about an hour. Quite an easy run in from there except for one short bit under the railway line. Alan still has a climb to do up from Kings House. Cannot see Alan catching Ian unless he has a major problem.

Alans past Glencoe Ski resort.

Ian’s bearing down on Bridge of Orchy, he could have enough time to spare for a swift half and chips and still take second !

Alans at 413

Ians at 424 crossed the Bridge at Orchy and should be able to smell food wafting up the valley from Tyndrum.

Fun watching, I’ve always found it hard to keep up with ian even with gears.
See Rob Wixey is having a good fill up at McDonald’s in Fort William. Technology is great.

And Phil Richmond is tucked up in The Tomich Pub or B&B 🙂

waiting on a refresh

Ians at 425 @ 7.9mph

Alans at 415 @ 7.3mph

Suspect Greg May, Arno Minner and Tom Sap (no tracker) will stop at Camban bothy for the night. Hostel a bit further on likely to have lights out by the time they get there.