There are certain towns and individuals along the route that embrace the Tour Divide more than most. While racers must take care of and support themselves, trail angles such as Kathy from Ovando and Russ from the High Country Lodge outside of Polaris, in Montanta get bombarded with hundreds of racers. Says Kathy after a busy day on the divide… “Been a crazy day with scratches, illnesses and counseling.” Both however take the time to not only tend to racers but capture the true spirit of the Tour Divide with their pictures of beat down racers. Below is a list of finishers in order from Trackleaders.com. For everyone that finished this beast of a race called the Tour Divide, congrats!
Josh Kato – 40 – Cashmere, Washington – 14:11:37 – 2015 male winner and new record holder!Jay Petervary – 43 – Victor, ID – 14:12:03Neil Beltchenko – 27 – Crested Butte, CO – 14:12:23Dylan Taylor – 43 –Bozeman, MT – 15:03:01Alex Harris – 44 – Welobie, South Africa – 15:12:09Lael Wilcox – 28 –Anchorage, AK – 17:01:51 – 2015 female winner and new record holder!!!Joe Fox – 31 – Parkville, MO – 17:02:35Andres Bonelli – 38 –Montevideo, Uruguay – 17:05:18Will Bodewes – 17 –Hazelhurst, WI – 17:10:11Michele Miani – 35 – Cividale del Friuli, italy – 18:02:22Rob Davidson – 48 – Alexandra, New Zealand – 18:03:58Robert Orr – 60 – Clark, CO – 18:08:09Josh Daugherty – 39 –Dallas, TX – 18:12:19 (Josh on right)Elliot DuMont – 26 –Tucson, AZ – 18:12:47Ryan Hamilton – 40 – Cranbrook, BC – 18:14:35 Martin Vit – 35 – Stahlavy, Czech Republic – 18:17:16Andy Laycock – 23 – Clitheroe, England – 18:20:58Marshal Bird – 59 – Woodland Park, CO – 18:22:09Patrick Dowd – 26 – Oakland, CA – 19:01:25 (photo: Dave Hoswell)Seb Dunne – 28 – Canberra, Australia – 19:02:33
Seb had the Mechanical of the year snapping his fork. Before the Brazos claimed his fork he was sitting in 4th and riding very strong. He ended up finishing with his wife. Bethany Dunne – 30 – Canberra, Australia – 19:02:33Ryan Correy – 32 – Burlington, ON – 19:07:21
Greg Galway – 47 –Wellington, New Zealand – 19:20:20 (center)Shane Wighton – 26 –Cambridge, MA – 19:21:22Alice Drobna – 40 – Bend, OR – 19:22:04 – SS overall winner New Women’s SS Record!David McInerney – 29 –Albury, NSW, Australia – 19:22:09Dave Hoswell – 44 –Brisbane, Australia – 20:03:26Luke Bodewes – 16 – Hazelhurst, WI – 20:05:15 – Youngest solo finisher of 2015!Simon Cross – 44 –Beechworth, Australia – 20:05:48Brett Stepanik – 30 –Madison, Wisconsin – 20:06:57Mitchell Potter – 61 – Arlington, Virginia – 20:07:01Ryan Henry – 40 –Gardners, PA – 20:08:31Jeff Wise – 51 – Charlotte, NC – 20:08:38
Doug Wenger – ?? – Loveland, Colorado – 20:14:45Zbynek Resl – 27 – Liberec, Czech Republic – 20:23:01Eleanor McDonough – 28 – Knoxville, TN – 21:03:34Mike Schlichtman – 51 – Steamboat Springs, CO – 21:09:11Marketa Marvanova – 20 – Prague, Czech Republic – 21:09:11William Scheel – 24 –Sacramento, CA – 21:15:14Morgan Allen – 32 – Oakland, CA – 21:16:14Gabriel Mak – 36 – Devon, UK – 21:16:25Miles Carson – 48 – Calgary, AB – 21:17:21Sarah Jansen – 30 – Northfield, MN – 22:01:20David Wicks – 45 – Brisbane, Australia – 22:04:21Sara Dallman – 46 – Wilmington, Ohio – 22:05:56Mirko Haecker – 44 – Esslingen, Germany – 22:06:51Josh Johnson – 24 – Nederland, Colorado – 22:13:47Eijai Oxford – 23 – Billings, MT – 22:21:34Nick Brodie – 24 – Dorking, Surrey, UK – 22:23:34Anthony Beatty – 36 – San Diego, CA – 22:23:58Michael Kinney – 30 –Rock Island, IL – 23:02:24Mark Caminiti – 45 – Rowe, NM – 23:04:55Rob Milburn – 46 – Duluth, MN – 23:12:15
David Schlenker – 28 – Hamburg, Germany – 23:12:50Bradley Perry – 50 – Minneapolis MN – 23:19:42Mark Seaburg – 55 – Hopkins, MN – 24:09:55 (left)Dan Lockery – 42 – Winnipeg, MB – 24:10:07Steve Fuller – 45 – Johnston, IA – 24:17:01Troy Hopwood – 45 – Newcastle, WA – 25:09:08Richard Parks – 37 – Cardiff, Wales, UK – 25:17:06Niklaus Gerber – 48 – Linden, Switzerland – 25:17:07 (right)Michael Eyb – 41 – Taree, NSW, Australia – 25:17:12Jason Alexander – 37 – Little Rock, Arkansas – 26:07:23Jon Mullen – 59 – Nottingham, NH – 26:07:35Peter Schaap – 58 – Alexandra, New Zealand – 27:07:49 (left)Douglas Jamieson – 58 – Vancouver BC – 27:08:02 (left)Jeff Hopkins – 39 – Boise, Idaho – 28:07:21Phillip Bird – 61 – Anna, TX – 28:13:25Marty Johnson – 60 – Wichita, KS – 28:13:54Hal Russell – 66 – Osceola, MO – 28:18:15 – Oldest finisher!John Bowers – 61 – Santa Barbara, CA – 28:19:51 (left)Peter Yerger – 50 – Colorado Springs, Colorado – 28:19:52Jen Marsh – 44 – Montgomery, NY – 28:20:27Dallis Waters – 45 –Castle Hill Village, New Zealand – 29:07:43Team Rice Burner – Lina and Billy Rice – 16 & 36 – Bryan, TX – 30:12:25Greg Goodman – 60 – Blue Springs, MO – 31:05:01David and Patrick Morrison – 48 & 19 – Burlington, ON – 31:07:54 (both on right)
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