Wyatt posted on AttackPoint: Looks like JDRF has been passed, and 2CURE – HD has only has a few hours left before Nor’Easter has them too 🙂 (Editor: Team Nor’easter is also gaining on two other teams, a 2 Person Male team and a 4 Person Male team.)
3’s enough that the team members can get real sleep in the van, right?

Ken’s response and an update was posted on AttackPoint at 9 PM EDT: Latest update. Brad left Trinidad, CO about an hour ago. The other riders hung around while we cooked up hot spaghetti and served some roast chicken from the Safeway next to the checkpoint.

Everyone is feeling in strong spirits and doing well. As has been suspected, a key challenge is making sure everyone gets enough sleep. Our original plans have been rendered impossible by my crash. We have settled onto longer pulls, about an hour, that give two hours for napping. Some flat sections are running longer and the off duty riders are getting more rest. Greg had 2 hours of solid sleep this afternoon, and Dave is trying to do that now.

We just came over a small crest in CO 160 and the road just stretches out straight across the grassland. This section has a few small rises, but the next runs 72 miles in a slight downgrade, dropping 1,500 feet. One stretch goes 35 miles without a turn. This should be good for a low stress overnight ride.

Best all — Ken