Good for them! 23 hours with no sleep, I can handle. 23 hours with no sleep and riding a bike, no way!
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08-22-2011, 06:05 PM #1
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08-23-2011, 01:50 AM #2
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They are still on a similar time scale so far---Chris got to Brest around 11 am, Susan around 11:30 am. I got a text from him saying "Brest--time to rest a little" so my hope is that they're both sleeping right now!
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08-23-2011, 04:23 AM #3
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Halfway done, excellent!
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08-23-2011, 10:40 AM #4
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Please check in - we're hearing a disturbing rumor about a rider, and I (for one) would love to know all TE connected folks are safe....Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
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08-23-2011, 12:24 PM #5
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They are safe. Everyone that I know/know of personally, they are all safe.
I wasn't going to mention it till it was over. There WAS an American rider killed the first night just outside of Loudeac. They have not released his name, said he was a 58 year old man. From the brief statements it sounds like the rider crossed the center line of the road and was hit by an oncoming truck. It was around 7:30 at night, when they'd all been riding for almost 24 hours. Maximum sleep deprivation time. I have also seen two statements that the rider may be from the DC/Virginia area. But it is really hard to know what is accurate at this point.
I will let you know more when I hear something solid, I promise.Last edited by salsabike; 08-23-2011 at 12:58 PM.
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08-23-2011, 12:54 PM #6
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Chris and Susan have both arrived back in Loudeac.
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08-23-2011, 03:49 PM #7
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Thanks salsa. I've been scouring the interwebs since yesterday; I assume they're waiting until the next of kin have been notified before a name is released. So sad.
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08-23-2011, 04:04 PM #8
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Thanks for letting us know they're OK, Salsa. I didn't want to hijack the thread, but was worried about the TE friends riding. Safe travels, everyone.
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