The crew thought briefly about exploring the cave in the pic but, decided there were way to many thorny bushes and possible snakes to navigate around.
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The crew thought briefly about exploring the cave in the pic but, decided there were way to many thorny bushes and possible snakes to navigate around.
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RAAM Update: No record likely, but a tight race develops in the men’s solo divison
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June 14, 2010
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By Vic Armijo
Solo men
After a few days of battling headwinds, sleep issues and severe weather that forced him to retreat to his motorhome on Saturday, RAAM solo mens leader Jure Robic has accepted that his quest for a new record is over.
The challenger
“Is not possible,” he said Sunday outside of Maize, Kansas. “Too much time lost already.”
With there being no pressure to push his pace toward a record ride, his new goal is to simply keep the three-hour-plus lead that he’s held over Austrian Gerhard Gulewicz. Robic actually seems relieved by that, seeming much more relaxed and jovial than he’s been in recent days. Which isn’t to say that all is perfect with Robic; it’s common for RAAM riders to have some soft-tissue swelling due to moisture retention — Robic’s face was notably a bit fuller than usual on Sunday.
In contrast, a Sunday-morning drive-by interview with Gulewicz revealed a very haggard rider. Questions were met with very brief answers; that is until Gulewicz asked a couple of his own, “Where is Jure?” he asked in a pleading tone, “How far ahead?”
Later on Sunday Gulewicz looked much better and more alert — he even smiled as our second drive-by interview of the day began. It’s amazing what a 30-minute nap can do for a RAAM rider. And Gulewicz once again had questions of his own, “What is going on with Jure”? he asked, “We saw on the Internet his face …”
American Mark Pattinson has kept his hold on third, but sometime on Sunday or early Monday morning, American Kevin Kaiser (fifth in RAAM 2009) got by Matthew Warner-Smith (Australia) and Rob Morlock (U.S.) to take over fourth.
By Sunday evening the sporadic light showers turned into a severe thunderstorm. Road flooding in Maize prompted officials to scout out an alternate route. The resulting re-route will add only a few blocks and will not substantially affect the overall time of riders who take it. It was surmised that the original route will be passable by mid-day Monday.
Read more: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/news/raam-update-no-record-likely-but-a-tight-race-develops-in-the-mens-solo-divison_121049#ixzz0qqy2bDpM
Kevin makes Velonews!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, Tony Martin, Frank Schleck, Romain Sicard, Robic, Brajkovic, Haussler, Hagen, Valverde and the "Kaiser" all on the same "Latest News" internet page :)..... Augusta's own Super Star!
ReplyDeletehey guys the rider is suppose to hallucinate not the crew. That's a culvert in the picture ;) Go Kevin go.
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