Hi all,
Just a few notes on the weekend's events.
The 600km event starting on Saturday had 65 starters plus 4 volunteers rode the WR the week before. In total, there were 10 DNFs. I haven't yet heard from all of the DNFs to see what stopped their rides.
We had 4 out of state riders start on Saturday: 2 from Portland, 1 from Seattle and one from Phoenix, AZ.
It was raining at the start and kept up an on/off pattern until late in the afternoon. For most of us, the rain stopped and the skies cleared for good just about the time we reached Boonville.
Overnight temps were pretty cold for May, and day time temps were never that robust either. Most riders recorded temps in the upper 30s in the hours before sunrise. To offset the rain and the cold though, the headwinds in the Anderson Valley were quite timid, and there were actually clear skies when in Fort Bragg where the normal weather is windy, overcast and generally dim.
There seemed to be a more pronounced split between groups that arrived at the campsite fairly early and then rode through and groups that took extended stops at the Campground or hotels in Cloverdale.
The weather on day 2 seemed generally good: no hint of rain, plenty of sun, and the winds were mostly not a factor.
The big issue on day 2 was the events in Rio Nido. Someone there was faced with what they decided was a problem and the tool they chose to solve the problem was a gun. CHP officers closed down the highway and up to 12 riders had to find detours around the affected area. Some were given faulty advice from the CHP to use a bridge that didn't exist, and others were allowed through a short detour and later riders not afforded that same option. Of the 12 riders only 2 were forced by the delay and detour to finish above the 40 hour time limit but after confirming with RUSA times were adjusted to include them in the list of finishers.
The DORCs for the day really earned their salaries, and all the volunteers (see below for the list) really turned in a fantastic job of supporting our riders. I've received so many notes of thanks from the riders.
On Sunday, within the finish control time for the 600km, SFR also ran a 200km and 100km, the Faultline 200 and Sleepy Hollow Populaire respectively. We had six starters on the 200, many of which spotted returning 600km riders, and 9 riders on the populaire.
Congratulations to all the starters on the brevets and to those finishers on the 600km that are now fully qualified for PBP 2023. Some did finish the 600km but still have another qualifier to complete, but one would be forgiven for thinking that this last other qualifier might not be the same challenge the Mendocino Coast 600 was.
Volunteer Coordinator | Mike | Hrast |
Day Of Ride Contact | Michael | Chalfant |
| Brian | Koss |
Support Worker's Ride | Colin | Moy |
| Peter | Grace |
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Start control 600k | Theo | Goguely |
| Jason | Danker |
| Peter | Grace |
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Bag Drop | Mirko | Montanari |
| Takahiro | Noguchi |
Indian Creek control | chuck | schroyer |
| Mirko | Montanari |
| Takahiro | Noguchi |
| Miriam | Greenberg |
| Robert | Watts |
Indian Creek Food Buyer | Kim | Freitas |
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Start control 200k 100k | Richard | Holden |
| Francois | Clement |
Finish control | Rohit | Pillai |
| Bruce | Marchant |
| John | French |
| Matteo | Scandolo |
| Thomas | Dunscombe |
| Naveen | Kommareddi |
| Andy | Lieberman |
| Ken | Shoemaker |
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Populaire Picnic | Ian | Kizu-Blair |
| Jeffrey | Pyle |
| Carlin | Eng |
| Francis | Tanjuatco |
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Return of gear, etc to RBA | Arvi | Sreenivasan |
rob