Tour Divide

Adding some links
Trackleaders online race tracking
http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide15

BikePacking.net forum thread
http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/ultra-racing/tour-divide-2015-race-discussion-thread/msg74272/#new

OP
So I've been training pretty seriously for the past 18months, and am now training really seriously for next year's Tour Divide.

If you don't know anything about it, here's a quote from the site

The Tour Divide challenge is simple: Race the rooftop of North America by mountain bike; travel self-supported along all 2,745 miles of Adventure Cycling Association's Great Divide Mountain Bike Route; keep moving and be moved; exist well outside one's comfort zone in tackling a cross-continent bikepacking odyssey; finish as fast as possible without cracking.

It's almost all off-road, on fire roads, disused jeep tracks and service roads, it has well in excess of 200,000 feet of climbing (everest from sea level seven times!) and is totally unsupported. You can expect any weather from snow, to lightning storms to baking desert heat interspersed with monsoon rains. Regularly 100+ miles between towns/services, you need to know your shit!

I'll be racing, no chance I'll win with the record being 16 days (170 miles per day), but I'm aiming for 20 days or less. You'll be able to follow me online when it's happening, will post the link nearer the time. It all kicks off on the second weekend in June next year.

The route
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/5967072

There's a great movie about it, used to be available on youtube, but it's been taken down. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhrtPyr1KQI

Wish me luck!