2011 TDR Ride report - final

My ride report for Banff through Butte (where I pulled out).

Click to launch presentation ---> 2011 TDR Richard Ridlehuber report

Features: scenery around Banff; Meet Crazy Larry; The start at YWCA; Riders: David Horton, Derek Bentley, Dale Shadley, Bob Anderson; the Stryker snow section; Holland Lake lodge; the treacherous road wash out near Ovando; Wickes Pass Dilemna; and my decision to withdraw due to injury. There is no sound track other than the video sections. Created in MS Powerpoint with 5 second slide transition. Good for family and friends or people new to the event. The GPS tracks shown at the beginning of each day are my own compared to the routes. I also show elevation profiles. There are no GPS mapping errors in the profiles - the climbs are as steep as they appear.   Enjoy

Some last minutes facts and figures (for those who like numbers)

Richard's weight at Start - 210 lbs, 14% body fat (by impedance method)

Miles ridden since December 5, 2010 = 4038
Number of Bikepacking trips done for training = 5 (3 in the mtns, 2 on rolling terrain)
Max number of feet climbed on a loaded bike in 1 day = 9600/120 miles
Steepest grade ridden on loaded bike - 17% for 0.2 miles (Green River Cove road)

Number of bears seen = 0
Number of deers seen = plenty
Other critters seen = not many

Weight of bike and gear (without snow shoes) 49 lbs (I will send unneeded equipment home as I go)


The sun rise in the Northern parts of the course is 4:30 AM.
Sunset is 9:45 PM.
Avg night time temp is upper 20's to mid 30's on most of the course (due to elevation)