SMS from Nikki at 01h29 Oz (17h29 SA)
They’re here! Broken, but smiling. Yay!
Filed by XPD Australia Media Team at 5/26/2010 1:39 AM
Congratulations McCain, celebrating 2nd full course team to cross the finish line. Also enjoying a wonderful b’day cake 4 Tatum!
McCain now ha a substantial lead on the next team in – could be Merrell or City Bike Depot. Merrell have been dallying – and then sleeping – on a hill to the left of the course taken by Blakheart and McCain. City Bike Depot may have overtaken them; their dot hasn’t updated for about 6hrs.
In a posting on SleepMonsters Geoff Hunt says, “It also appears that Merrell/Akali may be having some navigational problems as they appear a kilometre off the wrong side of the ridge – which puts them in ‘tiger county’. The race book specifically makes reference to the importance of staying on the tops and says if they stray into tiger country they will find it hard to get out again.” They’e been in the same area, within 800m, for 9h45 – there’s something more going on than navigation and sleep.
Merrell have been wonderful rivals for McCain and they’ve made the watching of our team that much more exciting. I do hope they hang on to 3rd.
Congrat’s guys and girl, you guys deserve this. X-large well done!
Nice, Well done guys!