We had 12 riders start out the ride and eleven successfully completed the brevet.
The one rider who abandoned, pretty much figured they were under-dressed at the start but managed to use their DNF as a "learning experience' for future brevets. Several of the finishers, came to the realization that, although the conditions never got much above freezing and they'd probably had preferred riding in Florida to the "high teens and middle twenties" that they experienced during the brevet, had they had a warm place to sleep, they probably could have gone on to successfully complete a 1200K in these conditions. A couple are also contemplating working on a training schedule for this year's Iditabike!
Those who saw fit to use their full time allotment of 13.5 hours for the brevet were rewarded with a couple of hours of pelting ice and snow for the last two hours f th ride with approximately 1/2 inch of snow accumulation by the end of the ride. I had my own unique problems - which provided an excellent learning experience and as time permits I'll post a ride report.
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