I got an update on the Untamed New England team racing at the AR World Championships; they’re still on the full course, ranked in 20th (approximately) and there’s a steady stream of teams withdrawing from the race due to fatigue, injury, equipment failure, or any number of issues.  The point is, the race has moved seriously into the war of attrition phase, and the if the team keeps pushing they will move up in the rankings once the dust settles.

The team has had some bike problems from early on in the race; James broke his derailleur off at one point and, fortunately, one of the teams that has withdrew from the race (the nonstop.cat team) has loaned them their bike from this point forward.  These pics are from the paddle take-out, where teams switch to mountain biking, and then they dash off over the horizon.  Just a few hundred kilometers still to go!