Tracking Svein Tuft from Nelson BC.
It’s 6:45pm here in BC. Svein Tuft is in a great position, and strong. He’s in 2nd place on the tail of Robin Gemperle from Switzerland. Robin appears to have rode all night with no sleep getting a jump on everyone, but he is slowing down. This strategy is never a given that it will work. Maintaining without sleep is the biggest test of endurance. Records are being broken by last years winner Justinas Leveika from Lithuania who broke the men’s record in 2023. Svein is currently about 10klm ahead of Justinas record, and Robin is 45klm ahead of that. The question is—when will he fall asleep? Hopefully not in the saddle. Newbies following DOT tracker, take note there are riders that are touring riders, some from the north and some south, so it can look confusing. You can click on the dots to get beta on each rider. Svein is ST, it’s their initials. If they have a projected time of more than say 25, they are likely not in it to win it. If they get to a point where their chance of winning i...
