Great Divide race ends with only one finisher

By Tom Purvis of greatdividerace.blogspot.com

The grueling Great Divide solo, self-supported mountain-bike race, run on 2,490 miles of trails that dissect the United States from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, ended last week with only one finisher. Matthew Lee finished in 17 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, just missing Mike Curiak's record, which still stands at 16d 00h 57m.

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