Michael Komp

The fourth installment of Michael's early call-ins as we catch up on the early transcriptions.

Eight days into the race, Michael has just finished the Flathead re-route and reports that it was harder and longer than he thought, and extremely wild and remote.  The weather was brutal and after getting thoroughly soaked, he was hopeful for a warm room.  Listen to the call and hear what he got instead...

Go Mike!

The third installment from Michael's early calls as we catch up on the transcriptions. When this report was called in he had just crossed Richmond Peak and reports that the ride was spectacular, but particularly treacherous near the ridge.  He's probably still riding alone as he perserveres in his efforts to catch up after getting a late start.

Go Mike!

Three days into the race, things start to pick up for Michael.  He's gotten a late start and is in last place, but he's got his sense of determination and he's going to pace himself and catch up!  Listen in and hear about the impressive scenary and the incredible array of critters he encounters in the early days of the trail.

Go Mike!

At the time of this writing, Michael is just past Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  It sounds like he's got some good momentum going, which is amazing considering the challenges he faced at the beginning of this race.  

One comment to a blog entry indicated that Michael's first four call-ins are truly inspirational.  Apparently, his intial calls got lost, but he re-capped his early trials in tribulations in some follow up calls and so we'll upload the first of them in this post.

Things didn't start out so good for him.  Michael's bicycle was lost in UPS tracking and it didn't show up in time for him to start the race with everyone else.  Listen to this first recording to get a sense of how difficult it was to watch everyone prepare for the race and how an amazing balloon loving individual known only as "Crazy Larry" helped give Michael a proper send-off for the race (and even tagged along for part of the first leg).

Go Mike!  Go Crazy Larry!