Demarchi, a veteran of eight rides, said the wind really impacted this year’s event.
“It’s funny as it is normally cold, but the winds were brutal,” he said. “The last 20 miles were right into the headwind and it was really hard. We (2 on team Monster Media and 2 on Stone House) shared the workload and it was difficult. You’ll see groups of two or three, or four-or five coming in (and finishing) now—no huge packs of finishers.”
How did the winner, Hector Rangel, who races with P&S Group and is a member of the Mexican National Team, deal with the wind?
“The wind was an important factor,” he said, while rehydrating after his 4:10:47.12 finish. “I had to use double the effort to finish—it was a main concern.”
