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Bryce has now made it out of West Virginia and is past TS 50 in La Vale, MD. Shortly after, Souza reached TS 51 and with it, a fat four hour lead over Walsh. Barring some sort of catastrophe, Sousa appears to have secured the 4th position. Souza earned it. But, Walsh has damn well earned [...] Bryce just reported at TS 49 in Gormania, WV. Souza has extended his lead to 109 minutes. Crew lead Thomas Bérubé just reported in with the following text message: “No phone service. Bryce in Gormania. Totally exhausted. Will call later.” Bryce’s average speed on the last leg was down significantly, at 9.7 MPH to Souza’s 14.7. If you [...] Just a quick update: As of this writing, the RAAM website has not yet reported Bryce’s arrival at the next time station (TS 49), which he should have made over an hour ago (Souza made it almost 2 hours ago). There could be two reasons for this: He hasn’t hit the next time station yet, OR; [Note: if you haven't read last night's entry, read that first.] An extraordinary sequence of events took place in the last leg, and now both riders have reached TS 48 in Grafton, WV, with Souza ahead of Walsh by only 14 minutes. “Bryce was in the lead halfway to Grafton, and Souza moved to pass,” said crew [...] [Note: if you haven't read last night's entry, read that first.] The first chapter of the Appalachians is in the books. As of 5:15a CDT, Walsh still holds 4th at TS 47 in Smithburg, WV, but Souza is gaining. At first glance, it appears Walsh actually made time on Souza, since Bryce’s lead has increased from 37 [...] Bryce and Souza are both at TS 46 in Parkersburg WV, where Souza has managed to cut Walsh’s lead to a paltry 34 minutes. Here, both riders will rest off-bike for a minimum of two hours; although they may take more if they wish. According to the crew, Bryce — while exhausted — remains high in [...] Bryce passed TS 45 in Athens OH about an hour ago. Sousa continues to give chase, and has shortened Bryce’s lead to 74 minutes. Assuming Walsh plans to take a 4 hour stop in Parkersburg, and also assuming Souza will take the minimum required 2 hours, it appears certain that Souza will leave Parkersburg before Bryce. [...] More coming, but here’s two for starters: Tanya Coyne and Thomas Bérubé. Just click “Play now” link next to the crewmember’s name to listen. if you don’t have Flash installed, there’s also a download link to the left of the “play now” link. Also: as of this writing, Walsh is still in 4th place. GO WALSH! UPDATE [...] Bryce is past TS 44 in Circleville OH and is riding hard. He won back the 15 minutes that Souza gained over the previous leg, and is now 93 minutes ahead of him. No update from the team, but last I heard, Bryce still plans to continue straight to Parkersburg, WV. The team is planning to [...] Bryce passed TS 43 in London OH about an hour ago, and remains in 4th place. Souza is catching him, but slowly, only gaining 15 minutes on Walsh. Their average speeds were very similar through the last leg. The leg to TS 43 is pretty much all downhill, and if the race up to this point [...] |
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