Trans Am Bike Race / TransAm / TABR

East should meet West today.

The only person going Westbound (Doug Haluza) and the current Eastbound leader Evan Deutsch are about 200 miles apart.

Just a few miles apart...

@hippy is 4 miles from catching 15th place rider #pacman

Doug Transam: OK here's the photo everyone's been waiting for, the
zero-crossing, east meets west!

Thanks.

Noob question: any particular reason there are East and Westbound riders?

Free choice to do it either way.

Eastbound is the generally norm.

Evan's passed the 3000mile mark

That's what Aussie's do for fun

Eastbound has the benefit of the prevailing wind and gets the worst of the mountains done earlier.

Prevailing winds... Go tell that to the guys in Kansas at the moment :)

Had to nap couple of times. Still 50k to Newton. So tired. Warm, muggy sun is trying to crash me

Hippy about 30 miles out of Newton, so should be there 4/5ish, GMT.

Prevailing winds... Go tell that to the guys in Kansas at the moment :)

Prevailing not consistent. The only consistency about winds is that they always blow into my face.

Sofiane Sehili, who was up with the lead group for a long time, started dropping back and now is marked as stopped for 16 hours off course. Hope he is ok. Also sounds like 4th placed Michael Wacker was hit by a car, but is unhurt. Not sure if he will continue on?

Scary stuff out there. Michael Wacker (4th place currently) was hit by a car. He's OK apparently after a quick trip to hospital. Not sure if he's carrying on...Stay safe folks.

^ he sed it first...

Yeah, my friend Andy who scratched said some of the roads were pretty f**king scary. Lots of 18 wheelers flying by not giving any space. Sod that.

Oh, All the races going on at once: http://trackleaders.com/megaxc17

Hippy in Newton Bike Shop?

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ride-the-divide-shop-party

Weird to watch him like this...

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Where the beer gone?

Hippy on the right?

thought so too

theyjustdontworkout

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