Lee was sick, then got medical attention only to continue the race and blow her BB. I rode with her briefly on HTR and she said it was going to be a recce run for a faster attempt later. Everyone was under the illusion they'd be starting before/after the grand depart as they were also filming for a documentary for the Adventure Syndicate. Then they left with the GD and rode fast. Rickie misunderstood the rules (which are pretty clear) and got DQed. Gotta accept it. Just be semantically correct and state you've finished the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, not the Tour Divide.
It's a totally fair point. As you say. Either ride the GDMBR and allow yourself as much freedom to stop, deviate from the route as you like, or race the TD and stick to the course and the rules.
They're not the same things after all.
Lee was sick, then got medical attention only to continue the race and blow her BB. I rode with her briefly on HTR and she said it was going to be a recce run for a faster attempt later. Everyone was under the illusion they'd be starting before/after the grand depart as they were also filming for a documentary for the Adventure Syndicate. Then they left with the GD and rode fast. Rickie misunderstood the rules (which are pretty clear) and got DQed. Gotta accept it. Just be semantically correct and state you've finished the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, not the Tour Divide.
/rant