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I didn't see this posted and nothing came up with the search...

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Steve

"If you ain't first, you're last." Reese Bobby Talladega Nights
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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If you want to know more about the event - Lachlan Morton did it last year: https://www.youtube.com/...b_channel=RaphaFilms

Hayden in 2nd is one of my athletes. He was hallucinating too, put himself in a bad place.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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https://bikepacking.com/tracker/2021badlands/

You can track the race here
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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ali currently sitting in tenth. damn!

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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [iron_mike] [ In reply to ]
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What happened? Edit he's now in 5th!
Last edited by: Jackets: Sep 5, 21 17:11
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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I remember when triathlon was a grand adventure. I just hope that the "serious people" don't ruin the spirit of Bikepacking/Touring..
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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Dropped down to 13th now.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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Last update was that Ali had suffered around 5 punctures
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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AB is currently 100 k behind 3rd, and 135 k behind 1st, so apparently NOT drafting!
On a positive note, the main “pack” is spread from 30k - 100k behind him
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Bird01] [ In reply to ]
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Bird01 wrote:
Last update was that Ali had suffered around 5 punctures

Oh man - brutal!
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Island] [ In reply to ]
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sitting in 8th...however, really impressive

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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [juanillo] [ In reply to ]
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juanillo wrote:
sitting in 8th...however, really impressive
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These things are hard,very hard and it takes a different kind of person to excel.I'll be interested to see the video package of the event once it is posted and Ali's reaction to the race.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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still holding 9th place, though he's got a handful of riders close-ish behind him. first place is absolutely flying, though.

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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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Still in 9th place, I can't work out how long is left of this.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Jackets] [ In reply to ]
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Jackets wrote:
Still in 9th place, I can't work out how long is left of this.
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All the info is on the race site..The leader should be done in around 5hrs and Ali in half a day but given that Ali is stopping far,far more, his finish time will most likely be a longer than the current projection.

Go to the map and click on the athlete Dots to find out all the relevant real time info.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [ThailandUltras] [ In reply to ]
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They've cut out a lot of the course compared to last year, not nearly as far up the mountain. 2155m max compared to topping over 3000m.
Still brutal, just can't compare the times to what Lachie did.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [cyclenutnz] [ In reply to ]
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cyclenutnz wrote:
They've cut out a lot of the course compared to last year, not nearly as far up the mountain. 2155m max compared to topping over 3000m.
Still brutal, just can't compare the times to what Lachie did.
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I wasn't comparing anything to Lochie's time last year..
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [ThailandUltras] [ In reply to ]
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ThailandUltras wrote:
I wasn't comparing anything to Lochie's time last year..
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I was getting in before Dev turns up ;-)
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [cyclenutnz] [ In reply to ]
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cyclenutnz wrote:
ThailandUltras wrote:

I wasn't comparing anything to Lochie's time last year..
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I was getting in before Dev turns up ;-)
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Yeah,I thought about that as soon as I hit enter... Hahaha..

It is funny,in the 30 years that I have been doing Ironman's and ultra's and bike touring I have never been interested in geek numbers or tech or any of that shit. It took my entering the laid back,low tech IndiPac for me to finally break down and buy a three Garmins.Hell I didn't even have a camera to take any photo's of my trips until 2008 and only, begrudgingly, got a smart phone two years ago.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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Should be finished very soon in 6th OA.


Steve

"If you ain't first, you're last." Reese Bobby Talladega Nights
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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The_Mickstar wrote:
Should be finished very soon in 6th OA.

Yep. 6th! Not bad at all, especially with all the punctures.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [Island] [ In reply to ]
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Last I checked his moving time would have put him in contention for the win. Although it’s not directly comparable since he is resting a bit when fixing all the punctures.
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [ianmo80] [ In reply to ]
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ianmo80 wrote:
Last I checked his moving time would have put him in contention for the win. Although it’s not directly comparable since he is resting a bit when fixing all the punctures.

...and spent a bunch more time not riding, even when not fixing flats. LOL

I don't know how many flats he had or how long he spent fixing them. I do know (from the video) that he was traveling very light, though. I'm sure he's wondering if slightly slower/tougher tires would have been faster overall.

6th is still impressive for his first time.


Steve

"If you ain't first, you're last." Reese Bobby Talladega Nights
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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I did wonder at the 303s and relatively skinny tyres. Looks from the average speed that 650bs and some bigger tyres would have been more optimal?

Someone seemed to suggest the extra stopping was puncture related. No idea personally 😂
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Re: Alistair Brownlee bikepack racing... [ianmo80] [ In reply to ]
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ianmo80 wrote:
Last I checked his moving time would have put him in contention for the win. Although it’s not directly comparable since he is resting a bit when fixing all the punctures.

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Moving time/speed is irrelevant in these events it is the ability to keep going without sleep.The down time/overall times are key.People assume Ali was "racing" but it is pretty clear that he wasn't (we don't know what his plan was) as he spent 15hrs not moving compared to the winners 2hrs off the bike. Mechanicals and flats are all part of being prepared for these, self sufficient, sleep deprived races and the "best" athletes on paper often don't finish first.
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Last edited by: ThailandUltras: Sep 7, 21 14:14
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