Tevis, 2001
One of the toughest ones ever?
Another Tevis ride is in the books. There is just something about this ride that keeps people coming back, year after year. Like me. This was my fourth attempt in five years. If you look at the odds, most people who do this ride a lot have about a 50% completion rate. That only makes sense, since statistically about 50% of the riders don’t finish in any given year. Before this year I was 3 starts, 3 finishes, with 2 completions. Okay, only 2 finishes, but I count being pulled at the finish line finishing, just not completing. Okay, Okay, I’m two for three. I guess I should not exaggerate, since I have this pet peeve about the ultimate exaggeration, “Reserve Champion.” Why do they use that? Why not say “second place,” or “runner up?” How come there is no “Reserve Reserve Champion” for third place? “Reserve Reserve Reserve Champion” for fourth? All right, I digress, but it still bugs me. At any rate, I tried for Tevis number four this year. Did I make it? You will have to read on to find out.
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