| Name | Last Chance (#510) |
|---|---|
| Info | Randonneurs Mondiaux 1200km LC |
| Start Date | Sept. 7, 2001, 7 a.m. |
| Ended | Sept. 11, 2001, 1 a.m. |
| Region | Rocky Mountain Cycling Club (906002) |
| Start | |
| Route | Unknown |
| Support Level | Unknown at this time
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Volunteers
| *Lee Ellis, John |
- Conditions: The First Colorado Last Chance 1200km 7-September-2001 It’s 6:15am on Saturday, September 8th – a rain/snow mix is pelting down in Boulder, temperatures inching out of the upper 30’s. Charlie Henderson – route marshal for the Last Chance – makes his first report of the day, from western Kansas. He says things aren’t too bad at that benignly lower altitude – just rain showers in the 50’s. At this point, organizers and riders alike are glad that the Last Chance course didn’t foray into the scenic Colorado Rockies, where just now it is snowing furiously. Two days before, riders had coasted out of the starting gate at 4am, wafted by a balmy tailwind onto the Eastern Plains of Colorado, where it would hit the low 90’s that day and hydration would be a hot topic. From rolling farmland, the course next bounded over successive ridges through Last Chance, then headed out through a flatter, more desolate, yet still downward-slanting ranchland. By evening, riders had reached a greener land of more trees and
Results
| Member | Time | Bicycle Class | Sortable time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himschoot, Ron | 85:27 | Single | 307620 |
| McLeod, Grant | 82:36 | Single | 297360 |
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