Day One update and into Day Two

Rich Hunt

Sam Morris

Ross Lovell

Lee Jackson

David Hutchins

Harry Fisher

Grzegorz Bandalewicz

Will Thurgood

Craig Ritchie

Charlie Kennedy

Ian Grail

Paul Glasspoole

Robin MacAndrew

Nick Buffery

Colin Deady

Steve Thurgood

Paul Greer

Abi Squires

Stephen Wildman

Paul Franklin

Gaele Atkinson

Steve Whitehouse

Ed Jamieson

Phill Stamp

Anthony Vigneron

Edward Hunt

Janet Burthem

Miroslav Chrapka

George Budd

Dave Nichols

Neil Keirs

Nick Davies

Julian Mills

Andrew Evans

Craig Nairn

Christian Bird

Rupert Nevile

Ollie Randles

Marcel van Der Heijden

Mark Royden

Jim Barrow

Jack Corry

Geoff Mcdonald

Jane Liebenberg

Chris Brown

Paul Miller

Alison Ford

Adrian Uttley

Peter Davies

Terry Watkins

Simon Neuhoff

Mara Cope

Nicola Brain

Wendy Koopman

Thijs Kooy

Rod Gemmell

Toby Waters

Terry Livingstone

Richard Corkery

Marcia

And just like that, the Southern Divide 2024 was done...

Just after 10:20pm last night Adrian Uttley rolled into Rochester - earlier than expected after a bit push in the final hours on the North Downs.

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Unfortunately, we had one final scratch in the early hours of this morning when Terry Watkins had a little tumble on the South Downs not long before CP4 and he decided to call it a day then. Terry had put in a really big effort yesterday (not for the first time during the event) but having had some challenges in the first couple of days he was super tight on time anyway. Terry has described yesterday as his most enjoyable day of the event and was really enjoying the riding the route provides!

As I sit completing this final report in Canterbury, just 40 miles from the finish I can confirm that the weather has changed and it has poured with rain most of the morning so timing could not have been better for all the riders! 

I do hope you have enjoyed following our coverage of the event as much as I have enjoyed commentating on it - if you fancy getting involved yourself please do reach out to the team at Dotwatcher - they are always keen to have some help with covering the ever growing number of events taking place now.

And with that, it's goodbye from me until the 6th June when my own event, Great British Escapades gets underway for the 7th edition and we have a role reversal where Marcia takes on commentary duties whilst I chase cyclists around the South East and not sleep for a few days!! 

Cheers!

All done for another year

Day fives finish action started early - in fact just 34 minutes into the new day! Craig and Christian made it into Rochester having kept one another company (and awake) along the North Downs Way. They had both put in a big old day having pushed from Winchester on Sunday morning.

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Then by late morning the first of another eleven finishers started to arrive making for another busy day in the shadow of the castle whilst Kent enjoyed yet more lovely weather. Included in these finishers were two more of the female riders with Jane and Ali making it back today.

A special shout out goes to Casper, Marcia's dog who has been by her side and assisting for the whole event - he's been a very good boy and had lots of fuss but is without doubt getting a bit sleepy!!

There was just the one scratch today - Peter Davis who just ran out of time and had to be back at home this eveing.

Out on the trail are just two more riders now and one of those is just a few kilometres from the finish as I type and I will cover that and the final updates as the event comes to a close tomorrow.

As ever, please visit the Southern Divide instagram page where you'll see more pictures and the various stories shared by the riders.

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Day five and plenty more finishers

As suggested earlier it has been a super busy day in the world of the Southern Divide!

We have had 18 finishers today with some more still to arrive - 12 from the Epic Pace group and 6 from the Challenge Pace all of whom made it within the Epic time limit which is tremendous! It looks like there will be three more riders roll into Rochester during the next few hours as Day four comes to an end.

In amongst the finishers today are the first two female riders - Abi Squires and Gaele Atkinson who finished in just over 84 and 85 hours respectively. 

Of the remaining Challenge riders, about half are still moving this evening whilst the others have stopped for the night. Some are in a great position to get a finish tomorrow whilst others are going to have to dig deep to bring it home before the end of the event on Tuesday evening - we will have to wait and see how this shapes up and for sure the Southern Divide and its riders still have more to give during the next two days!

Only two scratches today and we have sadly said goodbye to both Mara (mechanical) and Nikki (just ran out of steam and time). Both have had a great time and it sounds like they will be back another time to finish what they've started.

That wraps up things for today, check back tomorrow morning for an update on any overnight and early morning progress.

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Day four and the last day for Epic Riders

While the first group of riders were finishing, many other were still down on the South Coast or heading up towards Winchester and onto Surrey. With the weather doing it's worst most riders had taken shelter for the night. Others toiled on including Mara who was not the first rider to encounter the most inquisitive herd of cows!

Meanwhile, back in Rochester Craig Ritchie and Charlie Kennedy finished off the top ten with the former getting to the finish just before 11pm and the latter just after 1am on Sunday morning.

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And with that, day three (and an hour of day four) was done and dusted. Most riders had a proper sleep which in turn allowed Marcia to have some much needed rest too - never underestimate how hard the event organiser works during a live event, it's an intense time with a lot of responsibility, a lot of chasing around the countryside and in most cases spending less time sleeping than a lot of the riders!! Well done Marcia, it's very much a passion project to do this and you deliver in spades!

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More Day three and a bit of day four

With the first finishers in, the field remained really spread out from CP2 all the way East with a lot of riders between CP3 and CP4. Theoretically, everyone could still finish at least on Challenge pace so there was a lot still to ride for. For those leaving Corfe Castle this morning they had the added challenge of navigating the Jurassic Coast running event that was going in the opposite direction too!

Saturday saw the first breaks in the weather - there has been rain, then heavy rain, then thunder storms with even more rain and then some flooding making conditions rather interesting in places...

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There are quite a few riders who have stopped early this evening to get out of the weather and we have also seen a number of scratches today too.

Toby Waters with some stomach issues, Simon Neuhott with knee problem, Phil Stamp also with a knee problem but also a poorly freehub, Thijs and Wendy with mechanicals and also Rod. Paul Miller has made the switch from Epic to Challenge.

Looking at the map right now it looks like only the next two finishers are moving with everyone else hunkered down for the night. We will pick up again in the morning when things will not be quite so hectic and start to properly focus on the rest of the field as their journey brings them ever further East.

The rest of day three

Just like on the last edition, our first finisher rolled into Rochester a bit before 10am this morning. Rich Hunt completed the course in a impressive 51 hours and 11 minutes looking reasonably fresh given his all-nighter(s) and amazing effort.

Just a couple of hours later came Sam Morris on his single speed MTB - this was a truly remarkable effort and one cannot fail to be impressed by anyone taking on a course like this with just one gear.

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Then we had Ross Lovell who finished third, two hours after Sam - it was great to see him finish strongly today having moved up into a podium position late on by finishing just 11 minutes ahead of fourth place rider Lee Jackson.

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Then after a short pause we had our fifth rider David Hutchins in a time of 61 hours and 3 minutes. Like the rest of the top five, David had been at the pointy end of the field from the start and also like all of them had displayed great consistency since Thursday morning.

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As I write this Harry Fisher, Grzegorz Bandalewicz and Will Thurgood have also finished - no pictures or any further information as of yet but they have all made it to Rochester Castle!


We have finishers!

Hello again and sorry for a later than planned post tonight - this is the first of two this evening to catch you all up with the dots of the Southern Divide...

Friday night continued in much the same vein as when I signed off last night. The leaders continued pushing on, without stopping as they connected to the North Downs Way, through Surrey and into Kent - all familiar territory to Escapade riders, just in reverse. Whilst much drier than it has been, the NDW is still a bit gloopy in places and with some more technical sections through here, this section os slowing the riders down a little - especially in the dark.

Further back, a number of riders kept going quite deep into the night whilst others settled down for the night after another really good day.

As we tipped into Day three, the first few riders started to close in on the finish. Rich still had his lead, Sam and his one gear was in second with Lee and Ross close behind  was this going to be how it remained, or was their a last minute twist?! The first of our finishers reports will be posted very soon!

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Day two ends and day three begins 

As you'll have seen there are two different pace options on the Southern Divide, Epic and Challenge but what do they mean...

Simply, it is the amount of time available to complete the same route. Epic is the faster of the two with a cut off at the finish of 10:30pm on Sunday evening. The Challenge riders have nearly two days longer at 8:00pm on Tuesday.

The riders have the option to change which pace they are on up until CP3 so if an Epic Rider has a big problem and looses a load of time for example they can change pace and still finish.

The two options are a great feature of this event and the ability to switch pace too just adds to the accesibility and appeal to a cross section of riders - I really like it!

Epic or Challenge...

The afternoon and evening has brought us more of the same really with our riders tapping their way East through the incredible landscape whilst still enjoying some great weather.

As I write there are riders all over the place with some at or near CP's 2 and 3 and the leader very close to CP4 - from an organisers perspective these 'shorter' events are always a challenge to run as they are quite fast and furious in many ways and when they are linear in design it is very hard - Marcia is not going to be getting very much sleep the next few days!

Many riders are still moving and taking advantage of the conditions but a number are now off course and settled for the night.

On the whole social media and even the whatsapp groups have been quite quiet which is typical of an event where everyone is making good progress without problems. Whilst this gives us commentators less to talk about, it does allow us to all appreciate what a whole bunch of riders are doing right now as they cross the widest part of the U.K. with minimal fuss!

As predicted earlier today, the Starcross ferry was busy with bikes but also the scene of disappointment for some as they missed the last one of the day - whilst the alternative route is pretty, it's unwanted extra kilometres. 

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Up at the front Rich is still in the lead about 20km ahead of second place Sam who is riding a single speed Santa Cruz to great effect (makes my knees creak just typing that!) Close behind though are Lee and Ross and a bit further back David. That top five are still separated by a very small distance and as they rapidly approach the North Downs with less than 200km to go it's anyones to take first place right now.

All of the female riders continue to make great progress with Abi still holding a top twenty place overall and Jane who I wrote about earlier is doing great which is fabulous!

We have had three more riders scratch today though - Ed Jamieson was suffering with sickness, Anthony Vigneron had a tumble and subsequently a sore back that was not liking any of the many bumps on the ground and Richard Corkery who had too much kit and not enough gears/bike to stick to his schedule so decided to call it. 

It's going to be really interesting to see what the morning brings - are any of the top five going to stop? We will have to wait and see, but whatever we will be having finishers tomorrow and potentially quite early on. I can't wait!

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More from Day 2

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The Southern Divide 2024 Tracking and Commentary: The fourth instalment of this 670 km mixed terrain odyssey, stretching from Lands' End to Kent. Riders will travel through a tapestry of ancient byways, former mining trails, extensive gravel routes, the untamed moors of Devon, breathtaking coastal downlands, new forest paths, and a touch of thrilling single track. This self-sufficient adventure is more than just a personal challenge; it's a journey filled with awe-inspiring moments, set against the ever-changing backdrop of southern England's diverse landscapes.

The Southern Divide 2024 Tracking

The fourth instalment of this 670 km mixed terrain odyssey, stretching from Lands' End to Kent. Riders will travel through a tapestry of ancient byways, former mining trails, extensive gravel routes, the untamed moors of Devon, breathtaking coastal downlands, new forest paths, and a touch of thrilling single track.

The Southern Divide 2024

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