There are about 50 km left in the Strade Bianche.  It is pretty much a professional road race mixing it up with a gravel road race.  The finish is very epic, hard, steep with twists in the streets of Siena.  Here are some links at Cyclingfans.  The Eurosport links, in English, seem to be working pretty good today.

Just got off the phone with Ned.  He finished the Fat Birkie 2nd.  Will Ross, from Anchorage, AK one.  I original heard that  Jesse LaLonde outsprinted Jeff Hall for 3rd.  It was Brendan Moore sprinting for 3rd.  Jesse beat Corey Stelljes for 6th.  Ned said the climbs were soft and that it was pretty technical descending.  He said he fell about a mile from the finish in a soft corner.  750-800 riders started the event, which is crazy in itself.  Anyway, I guess the Fat Bike season is over?  Is the season 2 races, I don’t even know.  Anyway, good job Ned, Jesse and Jeff.  Nice that some locals are showing their stuff in the Northwoods.  Link for some of the results.

The start this morning. Ned is in red.