Author Topic: RATN 2024. (Read 3739 times)

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #25 on:** 29 April, 2024, 10:41:32 am »

Where did 138 come from ?!?!

J

JonBuoy · « **Reply #26 on:** 29 April, 2024, 10:54:18 am »

Looks like #138 got to checkpoint at the start of the dunes detour 1:42 ~~ahead of~~ behind #1 then had a 2 hour kip as opposed to Lennart who had a 5 hour ...erm... Nap.

[Edited for muppetry]

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #27 on:** 29 April, 2024, 11:34:30 am »

Quote from: JonBuoy on 29 April, 2024, 10:54:18 am

Looks like #138 got to checkpoint at the start of the dunes detour 1:42 ahead of #1 then had a 2 hour kip as opposed to Lennart who had a 5 hour ...erm... Nap.

Lennart - 42:52.
Job - 44:34.

So job was behind at the start of the dunes. At Amsterdam he was 3.5 hours behind.

We'll see how to shakes out at Rotterdam, but he's over turned quite a deficit.

J

JonBuoy · « **Reply #28 on:** 29 April, 2024, 11:39:57 am »

Ooops - I meant behind. Now corrected

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #29 on:** 29 April, 2024, 11:57:57 am »

Sleep starts to add to the dynamic at the front, later on.

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #30 on:** 29 April, 2024, 03:07:15 pm »

No Dotwatcher updates, or am I missing something?

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #31 on:** 29 April, 2024, 03:09:32 pm »

Quote from: Lightning Phil on 29 April, 2024, 03:07:15 pm

No Dotwatcher updates, or am I missing something?

Still writing. Progress is slow. One will go up in the next few hours.

J

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #32 on:** 29 April, 2024, 04:07:56 pm »

JonBuoy · « **Reply #33 on:** 30 April, 2024, 08:36:36 am »

Morbihan seems to be doing strange things - maybe a navigation issue?

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 April, 2024, 09:29:50 am »

Oh yes, going round in circles. I hope their gps is not set to auto recalculate if off route.

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 April, 2024, 09:37:52 am »

Job 138 now has a 79km lead with 244km to go. Matt 185 has closed to within an hour of Nicole 195, in 14th and 11th resp. Tom 243 off route, presumably for resupply, and Lee 167 now past the halfway mark.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #36 on:** 30 April, 2024, 11:00:57 am »

Quote from: JonBuoy on 30 April, 2024, 08:36:36 am

Morbihan seems to be doing strange things - maybe a navigation issue?

My guess is they dropped something... And went back to get it...

J

slugbait · « **Reply #37 on:** 30 April, 2024, 11:41:20 am »

Rumour has it that Lennart is struggling. I guess that seals the win for Job (barring accidents or major mechanicals).

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #38 on:** 30 April, 2024, 01:51:30 pm »

Quote from: quixoticgeek on 30 April, 2024, 11:00:57 am

Quote from: JonBuoy on 30 April, 2024, 08:36:36 am
Morbihan seems to be doing strange things - maybe a navigation issue?

My guess is they dropped something... And went back to get it...

J

Seems the case, maybe something left at a hotel or sleep stop? Back on track now anyway.

Zed43 · « **Reply #39 on:** 30 April, 2024, 04:46:59 pm »

"#1 RaTN 2022, probably #1 RaTN 2024"

Such hubris

From the looks of it he'll have to work hard to maintain 2nd place...

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #40 on:** 30 April, 2024, 06:34:36 pm »

Quote from: Zed43 on 30 April, 2024, 04:46:59 pm

"#1 RaTN 2022, probably #1 RaTN 2024"

Such hubris From the looks of it he'll have to work hard to maintain 2nd place...

Yeah. I'm wondering what happened.

Also where did Job come from? He's doing a lot on very little sleep.

J

slugbait · « **Reply #41 on:** 30 April, 2024, 08:05:34 pm »

Job is a bit of a mystery, maybe you should head to Amerongen right now for a post-race interview ;-)

And Lennart? I guess he had a string of punctures early on, some achilles issues, bonking at the 1600km mark (from what I hear from my contacts in the Dutch ultra race community). Also, after PBP he hasn't cycled as much as he usual does. Probably a combination of having a proper job, being in a relationship and just enjoying life a little bit more? But the latter is pure speculation.

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #42 on:** 30 April, 2024, 08:33:26 pm »

Not long now till winner finishes

slugbait · « **Reply #43 on:** 30 April, 2024, 08:35:09 pm »

Job Biersteker is at the Proloog. The men's race has a winner.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #44 on:** 30 April, 2024, 08:40:30 pm »

A Job well done...

J

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #45 on:** 01 May, 2024, 01:41:40 am »

Article in the day is up.

Still no idea what Morbihan was up to with his detour...

J

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #46 on:** 01 May, 2024, 09:24:05 am »

Job pulled out a lead of 78/79km by yesterday afternoon, doing more than just holding a 30km lead. I saw David get within 14km of Lennart, presumably as the latter was in hills and he wasn’t (yet) before the gap stretched out again.

slugbait · « **Reply #47 on:** 01 May, 2024, 12:48:58 pm »

Lennart has put a very long, but interesting recap of the race on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11304558650

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #48 on:** 01 May, 2024, 07:52:41 pm »

Matt Seward has finished in pos 11

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #49 on:** 02 May, 2024, 06:04:51 pm »

Wendy on Cargo bike doing just fine