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Old 06-18-20, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by djb
Howdy mr mev, it must have been cancelled, changed. Didn't read specifics, but one would assume so.
The Tour Divide has always had two variations: a Grand Depart the second Friday of June from Banff and possibility of riding it as an individual time trial with variations such as riding south to north or with different start date. Most publicity seemed to surround those who left on day of Grand Depart.

I guessed the Banff start would get cancelled both because the border was closed and likely if it was against BC Provincial guidelines for large groups. However, I was curious if there was still any variation of those riding it anyways. I looked a bit further and found a 2020 leaderboard tracking two riders who appear to have left at the customary start time from Roosville: Tour Divide ITT 2020 live tracker by trackleaders.com Looks like they are currently in mountains of Montana. Also a Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/376600539485069/
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