Thrasher-
Agree with the first part, disagree with the second.
Even if it wasn't drafting, it's supposed to be a solo effort so riding in such close proximity to another rider for so long is bound to cause issues. Chatting with another rider for 30min or sharing a hotel in a town is one thing but not for 2000mi...
As for the "no way I'm riding in together, it's a race" well, it's a race. That's totally legit.
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Yeah, had to check an interview, but I remembered Lael at the finish say something along the lines that Steffen helped her before the end.
we’re 130 miles from the finish. So, I knew that I wasn’t gonna be
able to sprint for 130 miles. I took a wrong turn on the track. I
wasn’t focused enough on the map, and I turned to the left. And he
said, ‘It’s to the right!’ And he kind of slowed down for me to catch
up. And he said. ‘I want to talk to you for a minute. We’ve been
battling for two weeks. Why don’t we just finish this together?’ And I
said ‘No way. This is a race. I’m gonna finish it.’ So I just kept
riding hard. We rode together for a couple more minutes and then he
dropped off. And I never saw him again.Plus Evan's help for a large part of the race. That aside, her performance and following Hippy's exploits was what drew me in to follow this stuff. She rode in fairly plain clothes and has a full-on attitude which is impressive. I'm sure she has helped spread interest in new riders/fans, but the stuff on that Radavist link, is not what I enjoy about this sport (as @frank9755 said).
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How did she take the piss in TABR? I've not heard anything about it, just interested in gossip.