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From the Dotwatcher digest yesterday morning:
"Unphased by the parcours, Sebastian Breuer, former European MTB Marathon champion, reached the top of the pass in 9 and a half hours. For most of the first day, Seb continued to lead, closely followed by relative newcomer to the scene Artis Žugs. Artis has raced MTB in Latvia for many years, making a habit of hard racing and podiums. Back in 2015 Artis climbed Mount Kazbeck (5054m) in Georgia with his bike on his back and symbolically rode the last 10m to the summit. He is clearly familiar with the demands that SRMR requires of riders and last night reported that there was a snow storm at 3800m elevation that slowed the progress of the leaders. This may perhaps explain why Tour Divide veterans Sofiane and Justinas closed the gap throughout the night and seemingly appear to be building up their own slim lead going into the second day. The top 15 are all setting a blistering pace and it will be fascinating to see how sleep strategies, resting and refueling play their respective parts in reshuffling the leaderboard on day 2."