For some perspective it’s probably 14-16hrs driving the way they are going to Sydney not quite the home straight yet and a couple of decent sets if hills to cross.
I think the point is also this could be one of the most unpredictable section the open sections are very open and there will be some brutal winds, the temperature ranges were between single digits and 35c with massive storms last week.
The SPOTs only update every ten minutes so if the different units are updating at different times then it will appear as if they are continually leap-frogging each other. They could be riding together for all we know.
turn on the prediction thing, that way it extrapolates where they might actually be, rather than where there were somewhere within the last 10 minutes.
showed them basically riding together when I looked earlier.
Looks like it’s over. Kristof is 80km ahead of Mike, Mike is almost 200km ahead of Sarah who has over 100km over Kai. Kristof only has around 500km left to ride so short of a disaster for one of the top 3 I think the racing is over.
Both over the last major climb and a tailwind all the way to Sydney. Kristoff 350 to go, Mike 500.
Both probably due one more sleep although if either is feeling (even more) superhuman may go without.
Currently Kristof is 150km up on Mike, I suspect Kristof will stop 1 more time however for Mike to win it he would need to epically over sleep for something like 9 or 10 hours.
It has been an astonishing race to watch from the superhuman riding at the sharp end from Kristof, Mike and Sarah to the characters in the pack of Rhino, Rupert and Maven.
Mike Hall, whom set the Tour Divide race record at an astonishing 13:22:50 was hit by a car and died today, while racing the Indian Pacific Wheel Race. A horrible tragedy. Our hearts are heavy at this great loss. Our prayers are with those whom knew and loved him.
What an awful way for such a fascinating race to end. If, as speculated it’s Mike (and given the location it seems it could only be him), its almost even more of shock and a reminder that this sort of thing can happen to anyone, even the most experienced riders in the world.
Whoever it is my thoughts and best wishes to their family and friends. And stay safe out there people.