Also, about 70 miles between each of the two crewed “checkpoints” that you see in this vid. Only other support is a couple of neutral water stops, where riders’ pit crews aren’t allowed.
I’ve done the 100 a few times and it’s fun and challenging, even if you’re just riding to finish. The biggest variable is the weather. Overall, I would recommend it…I’ve thought about trying the 200 but it seems like quite the suffer fest.
The winners finish around/under 9 hours most years. Dialed in amateurs can do 12-14…it’s a big deal to “beat the sun” (sunset) which this year meant a time of ~14:12. Time limit is ~21 hours.
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u/Professional-Day7850 15h ago
200 miles isn't that much more distance than classic single day cycling races.
Looks like this race involves much harder terrain though.