A little less emphasis on the "Old" please

Here we are having completed Day 11 - Sheridan to Gillette a middling 113 miles in continuing hot conditions but fair roads and a tail wind for the last 30 miles.

Day 10 (Cody to Sheridan) was the big one to this point involving a thirty mile ascent of the Bighorn mountains with grades 10% or more for about 10 miles of that. The total day covered 150 miles (241 K) and 7300 ft (2225 metres) of climb . Steve conquered the big Horn; Rob fell a little short.

We have now covered more than 1200 miles (2000 K) and facing up to 160 miles and 6000+ ft of climbing to Mt Rushmore and beyond tomorrow.

An analysis of the ages of this tour group's participants shows that we are not as old as you may have thought.

The total complement of riders and support crew at the start was 44 (it is now at 42 with one withdrawal and one who planned to ride only the first week).

Of the original 44 the age spread is 14 - 68 and the distributions follows:
<19 years old - 2
20 - 29 years old - 1 only
30 - 39 years old - 5
40 -49 years old - 11
50 -59 years old - 16
60 -69 years old - 9

Steve at 50 is one of four at the median age for this group. It should be said that the 50s and 60s are well represented amongst those who are regularly first in a the end of each day - (R & S) are not in this group.