The 24 Hours in The Old Pueblo Thread

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@Pete is the real dark horse here… :racehorse:

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My logic:

  • Brandon will be the first person to hit a cactus because he used to do triathlons (sorry, couldn’t resist) and doesnt ride as much MTB but is generally really fast for long durations, so I expect him to have the fastest average lap time because he won’t fade as much. But all you need to hit a cactus is one over cooked turn, so I think my odds here are good.

  • Jonathan always wants to empty the tank, so he will definitely have the fastest lap but it will cost him later especially when he is running low on sleep

  • Pete is a crit racer extraordinair and also likes to party on the downhills, so I expect a similar fast lap time to Jonathan, but with a little bit less experience racing on the mtb for multiple hours so biggest difference between fast and slow lap

  • I actually think that Nate will perform really well because he is the best at fueling but he won’t stand out in one particular category. I think Nate will have the most consistent lap times and might have fastest average, depending on conditions.

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Fastest Lap: 1:02

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I will be there too! Excited and very very nervous!

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Some very solid predictions! You’re right, overcooking a turn is all it takes, and for those more accustomed to the consistent traction of tarmac, the desert ground may come as a surprise. :sweat_smile:

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Anybody else going to be there tomorrow (Friday)? We made it from Reno to Henderson today. So far so good…

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Weather looking choice. Course will be sloppy early today but by Saturday should be nice and tacky and couldn’t ask for better daylight temps it looks like.

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1:04:10 fastest lap for the team. Jonathan on lap 1.

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Lots of rain here. An RV got stuck in front of us but we made it!

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59:43 for fastest lap

I’m looking forward to listening to all the stories from this adventure–Coach Chad probably WILL lead the most tumbles into a cacti!

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1:02:20 - Jonathan first lap

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Here’s how the lap times shook out in 2018. I’m not sure if the course is the same, and conditions may well be totally different. With those caveats:

  • A time of less than 61 minutes would be in the top 1% of all 2018 laps by male riders in all categories.
  • A time of less than 68 minutes would be in the top 10%.

Whittling it down to male riders in the “Corporate” category gives very similar times at the 1st and 10th percentiles.

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Data from: http://liveresults.epicrides.com/24results/LapRanking.aspx

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Pretty sure that was the RV I was in @Nate_Pearson Right around 9 last night? Took about an hour plus to get it unstuck. Apologies. Haha

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Yes! We were right behind you. Thanks for getting stuck so we didn’t! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Prayers for Nate who wants to do 1/4 of a 24hr at high sweet-spot/ftp pace.

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Good luck out there, have fun, go hard, and make good memories.

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I think highly of you. I think you get cherry bomb pants. Or too many carbs. Or forget to bring your seat. Or forget to tighten your screws.

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When does this start - is there any live results?

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There are. Event starts today (Saturday 16 Feb) at 1200 MST and live results can be found here: http://liveresults.epicrides.com/24results/default.aspx?event=2018

If not there, a google search of the thread title should walk you into the event site.

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Good luck, guys!

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