35. stage at 07/23/2011 from Ponca City, OK to Pawhuska, OK, (day: 45.2miles / overall.: 1567.5miles)
This morning Laure asked everybody to tell his opinion about the sheets she had given out yesterday. They concern the decision about the voting and the length of the stages. There were no comments or caveats. So the lengths of the stages were only decided by the organization again. Only runners left in the ranking are allowed to vote in future. The first vote was done after. Laure asked if we should start at 5am for all stages left in Oklahoma. All the runners will stay 30 minutes more without sun. All agreed.
After the photo we started. But one was missing. Serge had overslept and he started five minutes later. He had also problems with his feet and can not roll it anymore. So he spent the day together with Makoto and Bando at the end of the runner field. The countryside was getting hillier again. Also it was greener. There were more trees and small woods at the distance. It had also more water at the rivers and lakes.
At Pawhuska was not much to see. There was a rodeo, but sadly we did not get the chance to go there. The city looked very absent. When we were sitting at the dinner two bikers accost us. They saw Peters T-Shirt and wanted to know more about the race. It came out, that they knew very well about the beginning of TransAm. Both did a lot of long bicycle tours. One was to the statue of Andy Payne. He won the TransAm of 1928.
Results:
Day: |
|
Overall: |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
7:43:05 |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
271:06:51 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
8:26:47 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
308:57:37 |
2 |
Orru |
Italo |
8:26:47 |
3 |
Orru |
Italo |
325:32:46 |
4 |
Adams |
James |
10:40:52 |
4 |
Girard |
Serge |
341:07:03 |
5 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
10:45:33 |
5 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
360:53:12 |
6 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
12:09:20 |
6 |
Adams |
James |
373:23:52 |
7 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
12:28:20 |
7 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
416:34:53 |
8 |
Girard |
Serge |
12:36:17 |
8 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
422:19:11 |
DNF |
Müller |
Markus |
DNF |
DNF |
Müller |
Markus |
DNF |
DNF |
Bavato |
Gérard |
DNF |
DNF |
Bavato |
Gérard |
DNF |
DNF |
De Groot |
Jenni |
DNF |
DNF |
De Groot |
Jenni |
DNF |
DNF |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
DNF |
DNF |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
DNF |
DNF |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
DNF |
DNF |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
DNF |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
Out of placement: |
|
Barthel |
Peter |
6:59:00 |
|
Barthel |
Peter |
229:07:05 |
|
Kuiper |
Anneke |
10:13:30 |
|
Kuiper |
Anneke |
340:10:43 |
Fotos of the day:
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