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Question: What will be the cumulative time gap between the first and
last-place RTL finishers?
- Less than 4 hours
- 4-6 hours
- 6-8 hours
- 8-10 hours
- 10-12 hours
- 12-14 hours
- 14-16 hours
- 16-18 hours
- 18-20 hours
- 20+ hours
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In the poll on 'the gap between first and second place'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70248), most people
think RTL will be pretty competitive for the top spot, although some
believe there will be a pretty significant gap between first and
second. It would be fun if the race were competitive up to the finish
line, but my feeling is that someone is likely to have an
insurmountable lead by the time day 5 rolls around. It will be
interesting to see how it plays out.
Now we turn our attention to the other end of the standings. The teams
competing in RTL are extremely diverse in terms of strength and skill
levels; we will have most of the world-class big wheel riders, but
we'll also have folks who are just along for the ride. A sizable
portion of the racers had never done a 40-mile ride before they decided
to qualify for RTL.
So, what will be the gap between the winner and the last-place
finishing team?
For the purposes of this thread, let's consider only teams which
actually ride all five days; if you quit the race early, you're not
included. The course will be open 12 hours on the four distance days;
let's call that the maximum time for any given day. (Teams which don't
finish in 12 hours will be given a time penalty, but we'll ignore the
penalty for this thread).
You might wish to review the thread on 'the speed which will win RTL'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70118).
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tholub
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