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fishey334 · **Posts:** 51

Early start and sneak in some more miles. How far away is the guy in first

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

Been watching blue dots race this afternoon.

Javi and Alan Goldsmith ( the race organizer ) are neck and neck, within a mile of each other after 4 1/2 days riding.

This is the bit they are riding through right now....

I'm sitting in my office wearing shorts and a T shirt.... this is the weather up there....

Eccles · **Posts:** 1166

Javi will be fine, his beard will keep him warm.

VW-surfbum · **Posts:** 5060

So is he 2nd fighting for first?

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

The leader, Tom Rowntree, is about 80 miles ahead of 2nd place who is about 40 miles ahead of a group of about 8 riders all within 10 miles of each other.

Javi was leading that group, although Alan was expected to pass him.

Problem is Javi SPOT tracker hasn't updated his position for about 3hrs... so he could still be in third..... or 10th

The leader should finish in the next hour or two..... 560 miles in 4 1/2 days :shock:

VW-surfbum · **Posts:** 5060

bugeye wrote:

560 miles in 4 1/2 days :shock:

VW-surfbum · **Posts:** 5060

Just popped on to the website

Quote:

Distance to next waypoint 82.39 mi

Trevtrails · **Posts:** 223 **Location:** Essex in the workshop

I take my skid lid off to them all :high5:

Feel sorry for Josh Ibbett race leader for so long only to have mechanical failure :sick:

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Been watching at every opportunity at work, some strange comments from my work colleges.

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

Trevtrails wrote:

Feel sorry for Josh Ibbett race leader for so long only to have mechanical failure :sick:

Not to take anything away from him ( really ) but that's part of the race.... he could go faster because he was riding a full sus with gears balanced by the fact that he was much more likely to have a major bit fail.... another time it might work out... this time not so lucky.

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

Tom Rowntree just finished 4 days 10hrs and 54 mins :clap:

VW-surfbum · **Posts:** 5060

Madness

Whytey · **Posts:** 552 **Location:** Chelmsford

I would still be behind even on a moped.

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

So big changes overnight with Fraser MacBeath riding through the night to take third place and put 30 miles on the main group :shock:

Twitter wrote:

Highland Trail @HT_550 · 20m 20 minutes ago

So a third place rider who's not slept in several hundred kilometre, and a second place rider carrying an injury. Interesting day ahead.

Javi is currently showing 8th in a group of 5 riders all within about 4 miles of each other.

:thumbup:

harry48 · **Posts:** 158 **Location:** South Woodham Ferrers

Javi my god you are not human total respect.

bugeye · **Posts:** 740 **Location:** Cake shop

Javi is on the move after the overnight stop...... 45 miles to go so should finish sometime this afternoon.

He's looking pretty secure for a top 10 finish which in this race where finishing at all ( more than half of the starters have dropped out ) is an amazing achievement

:clap:

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