Geared 32x20T with an Absolute Oval up front and a Problem Solvers SRAM adaptor in back.īAGS: Custom frame bag by Rogue Panda. This will be my first ultra on a single speed (pucker). Running a SON dynamo laced Hunt front wheel and an I9 Hydra in back with Maxxis Rekon 29×2.6″ rubber all around. Its name is “Badger”, and we are rigged to flip. Matt Annabel Age 48 / Carbondale, Colorado (USA)īIKE: I’ll be riding the long course on a 2017 Wayward V1 created by the artists formerly known as Why Cycles. Tailfin suspension fork mounts for the bottles. Specialized Power Mirror Saddle.īAGS: I’m running a Revelate Designs saddle bag, Rockgeist custom frame/Honeybox feed bag, JPaks top tube bag. Good luck to all the riders! Ted Albright Age 34 / Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA)īIKE: I’ll be riding a 2019 Scott Spark. The grand depart takes off from Flagstaff tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. Dig into them below, and then head over to the event page to follow the riders live. Again this year, with help from the riders and event organizers Dana Ernst and Dylan Turner, we’ve gathered rider and rig details on over 30 folks planning to participate in this year’s event. The local weather forecast is looking particularly wet, so keeping warm and dry is going to be crucial for anyone looking to make it to the end of either route. Last year’s fastest rider, Andrew Strempke, isn’t participating this year, but there are a number of familiar names whose dots we’re excited to follow, including Elizabeth Sampey, Meg Knobel, and Wyatt Spalding. This year, there are more than 60 riders registered on Trackleaders, and the organizers have added a 500-mile option in addition to the standard 300-mile route for those looking for even more of a challenge. It’s a demanding route, and there are always a number of folks who bail early. The last two years have seen around 50 riders show up for the grand depart, challenging them with near-freezing temperatures in the evenings and the looming threat of rain during the day. The event starts and finishes at Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution, following a mix of singletrack, dirt roads, and pavement and showcasing the beauty of Northern Arizona. 2.Pinyons and Pines is a self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding Arizona has to offer. 1, while the Sacramento Kings shocked the world by taking the since-traded Marvin Bagley III at No. The Suns selected DeAndre Ayton, the s ubject of rampant trade rumors after another embarrassing playoff flameout by Phoenix, at No. The last time the basketball world’s attention briefly shifted from the playoffs to Chicago for the draft lottery? 2018, when the lottery that won the Phoenix Suns the top overall pick commenced at the Palmer House Hilton. A sparsely attended 2020 draft lottery was at the league office in Secaucus, NJ 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the 2019 lottery-which got the New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson and Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant-took place Barclays Center. The event was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn each of the last two years, when the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons enjoyed the lucky bounce of ping-pong balls to secure the No. The lottery, however, is taking place in the Windy City for the first time in half a decade. The draft combine has been held in Chicago for many years running. Some surefire first-round picks will take part in athletic testing, but elite prospects like Wembanyama and Henderson didn’t even have their measurements taken on the first day of the combine. 1 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft.Ĭhicago is also host at Wintrust Arena to the ongoing NBA Draft combine, where virtually none of the top-flight prospects in this class have opted to compete. All 14 teams represented in the lottery will be waiting with baited breath at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center to find out whether they’ll get the chance to select the 7-foot-4 French wunderkind with the No. Wembanyama is no doubt the biggest prize of Tuesday’s festivities, though. Cam Whitmore is another wing who projects as a two-way star if he hits his ceiling. Amen Thompson, perhaps the most athletic player in the draft, has superstar upside with his unreal blend of physical tools and playmaking prowess. Brandon Miller is a prototype high-level wing contributor at the next level. 2 prospect in this class, an ultra-athletic point guard with a body and court sense belying his 19 years. Victor Wembanyama is a truly generational prospect, but he’s not the only potential star poised to learn more about his forthcoming NBA journey during Tuesday night’s highly anticipated 2023 NBA Draft Lottery.
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