Tour Divide Race: Day 10, Curse of the Clown
It pains me to report that friend Jeff Kerby is out of the race and will be boarding a Greyhound out of Butte, headed back to Albuquerque. A literal rain cloud shadowed him throughout Montana and he's sick. This time it appears to be exposure and not a bad burrito. His text to me last night: I WAS CURSED BY THE CLOWN. FN SICK. Most Divide racers encounter bears in the wild, Kerby interfaces with a clown. I'm reminded of William H. Macy's "The Cooler."
The Petervarys, on the beast with two backs, hit the Great Divide Basin today. That means they've whipped Union Pass and won't see another significant climb until Colorado, 300 miles away. Jay and T-Race are on the wheels of the chase group, which includes single-speeder-on-fire Chris Plesko, and they're reeling in leader Matthew Lee, who had been on record-breaking pace before hitting bad mud. Now the head of the snake shifts from alpine to high desert.
This video is not cinema quality, but for a Blair-Witch-eye verite sense of Tandem-Onium, check out the above video.
Two GDR racers, Cullen Barker, former GDR rider, and Tommy Tuite, phoned in from Whitefish--good to see them out on the route. The GDR may survive as the punk rock alternative Divide race. --Jon Billman
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Hey John,
Got your message on the answering machine, but both your email and phone were interrupted by bad reception. If you email me your info (or call back), I'll pass it along to Chris.
Thanks!
Marni
Posted by: Plesko's Wife | June 22, 2009 at 08:34 PM