The Tour Divide 2016 thread

Could depend on the wind, a headwind could make a massive difference.

Picture of him a couple of hours ago:

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It's all downhill from here. Mitchell Clinton snapped this shot just north of Silver City, NM this evening. We should expect to see Mike at the boarder in less than 10 hours. Stay tuned to our profile link for Tour Divide updates including Mike's record breaking ride. #TourDivide #TD16 #bikepacking

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Go Mike! Amazing stuff…

Fantastic effort.

MH is nearly 300 miles ahead of second placed Chris Plesko who looks like he’s stopped for the night as his tracker hasn’t updated since midnight(ish) local time.

Just used the streetview facility on Google maps and it looks like MH is on tarmac all the way to the finish now.

Greg May is still ahead of the 20d marker so going strong.

A little under 5 hours to do a little over 50 miles and even if he doesn’t make that, he’s going to smash a huge chunk off the record.

KEEP PEDALLING MIKE!

The ETA at Antelope Wells on Mike’s tracker has just dropped the right side of 9am with only 35 miles to go.

ETA now before 8:30am, looks like he’s going to do it! 😀

ETA now before 8:30am

About 2:30 our time?

13:30 our time – 7 hours behind.
I’ve neveer watched a dot so intently before

I wish there was a like button on this forum. 🙂

I’m going to spend the next hour watching a creeping dot.

17.5 mile to go, 16.3mph

Riding that far, that fast is unfathomable to me

What with Lael Wilcox winning the Trans-Am and now MH virtually certain to break the 14 day barrier for the TD I’m simply in awe of how much these riders can push themselves when every cell in their bodies must be screaming out for them to stop.

The projection has finally dipped under 14 days (I was still getting 14d2hrs when others were saying it was under)

I’m putting the map on to StreetView every refresh.

Shame it’s not a live view. 🙂

That’s him over the 2,700 mile mark. Only 13 miles to go and he’s doing 16mph.

Stay glued!

THIRTEEN POINT SEVEN MILES TO GO IN ONE HOUR & FIFTY FIVE MINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go On Mike! I need to leave work in 1 hour and twenty mins to do the school run. Get it done before then please?

According to bikepackers magazine he stopped in Salida a few days ago to have some repairs done on his bike. Don’t know how long that was for.

Unless you’ve arranged someone to meet you at AW you have to ride back out as well!

Go Mike …

Pivot support ….[/url]

Just saw that on bikepacking.net (not on FB anyway)

Aagh! his tracker isn’t updating 😡

7.7miles @ 15.4mph….

hmm i’m stand corrected – 7.7miles in 1hr35!!!!!

Sounds totally exhausted on the you tube video. Go Mike…words like awesome are overused but his effort is just that.

Under 5 miles

The mans’ a legend.

I can almost hear the breathing in my head as I watch the dot. 😕

1.3 miles to go!

Damn, no webcams in Antelope Wells!

What must be going through his head as he tries to stay awake, exhausted but so close to an epic achievement ….. counting down the minutes.

Amazing.

Just had a look on Streetview… There is nothing in Antelope Wells eh?!

Unbelievable performance

Why aren’t Pivot periscoping the finish!
Seeing the dot get there isn’t climactic enough!

arrrgghhh refresh damn you!!

1.3 miles!

Sprint finish!?!

21.3mph!!

21mph!

21.3 mph!

Edit: bouncing dot. Phenomenal just doesn’t describe it. Totally awestruck.

And now for the more relaxing past time of watching Tom and Greg’s dots…

Just wait till Mike gets told about the EU referendum vote, i imagine he’ll turn round and head back the way he came.

Only Joking btw, Congratulations Mike – That is an astounding acheivement and i am personally in utter awe at his mental fortitude.

Bouncing dot!

Finished!!

WOOOO!