Today was brutal.

Rain fell from the gun, lightly at first, picking up steam as the day went on. Trails softened and temperatures dropped. It was 46° in town at 9,600', who knows how cold it was on some of the peaks out on today's course, likely in the high thirties. Riders lost their ability to shift and brake...some cried, many complained, but most finished. Most riders were surprisingly upbeat and nobody I spoke with said they wouldn't start stage 3 if the conditions remained the same. 

Open Men:

Calle Friberg of Sweden took the win today, going off the front early with Nick Truitt. Truitt would fade back to fourth, allowing Ben Sonntag to grab the second spot. Matthys Beukes of South Africa rode well in the cold and wet, taking the third spot. Josh Tostado suffered from flats, yet still manged to stay near the front of the race. Stage one winner Ben Melt Swanepoel had issues in the cold, relinquishing his GC lead by around ten minutes. 

Open Women:

A big turnaround occurred in the women's field today. Amanda Carey bouncded back and put almost twenty minutes into stage one winner Yolandi Du Toit. Du Toit wrestled with tire problems after the Colorado Trail descent. Third place GC contender Karen Jarchow passed Du Toit while she was sidelined with her flat and deflty descended her way to second place for the day. 

Singlespeed Stage Race World Championships (SSSRWC):

Brady Kappius and Macky Franklin proved once gain that they are a cut above the rest of the singlespeed field, finishing first and second respectively. Kappius putting not quite a minute into Franklin by the end of the day. Both were subject to mechanical problems  — Kappius with his tensioner and Franklin with his not-so-tight crankarm. Behind them Dax Massey went off course and yet only lost five minutes to Franklin. He sits roughly eight minutes down on GC, still within striking distance. 

Solo Open Men

1 Calle Friberg 3:11:26
2 Ben Sonntag 0:04:01
3 Matthys Beukes 0:04:04
4 Nick Truitt 0:06:35
5 Rotem Ishay 0:11:24
6 Tostado Josh 0:15:37
7 Jake Wells 0:15:40
8 Benmelt Swanepoel 0:17:14
9 Ezekiel Hersh 0:19:10
10 Ryan Clark 0:22:44
11 Sloane Anderson 0:23:23
12 Shawn Bunnin 0:28:33
13 Nathan Brown 0:32:33
14 Peter Watson 0:32:53
15 Mike Blewitt 0:34:26
16 Vandendaele Thomas 0:34:42
17 Matt Woodruff 0:40:12
18 Taylor Lideen 0:52:33
19 Colby Pearce 1:05:00
20 Logan Vonbokel 1:11:38
21 Brent Steinberg 1:11:40
22 Ross Schnell 1:20:15
23 Derek Oldfield 1:47:38
24 Warren Stephenson 2:21:37
25 Alex Tibwitta 2:57:03
26 Erik Bakke 3:04:25

Solo Open Women

1 Amanda Carey 4:03:39
2 Karen Jarchow 0:12:34
3 Yolandi Du Toit 0:16:57
4 Ciara Macmanus 0:43:38
5 Laura Gleason 2:08:01
6 Cindy Bonhage 2:12:14
7 Stephanie Wilkinson 2:12:29

Solo Singlespeed Men

1 Brady Kappius 3:35:44
2 Macky Franklin 0:00:24
3 Dax Massey 0:03:54
4 Dan Durland 0:10:15
5 Michael Melley 0:10:57
6 Nate Miller 0:17:44
7 Vince Anderson 0:22:21
8 Hayes Charlie 0:32:26
9 Scott Upton 0:36:29
10 Montana Miller 0:37:46
11 Donald Powers 0:45:45
12 Eric Davis 0:48:35
13 Aaron Shelmire 0:51:50
14 Dean Cahow 0:53:08
15 Ian Palermo 0:55:08
16 Birtch Dejay 1:01:33
17 Rob Lochner 1:22:53
18 Jeremy Palermo 1:43:14
19 John Odle 1:45:51

Solo Singlespeed Women

1 Jennifer Wilson 4:28:30
2 Andrea Wilson 0:38:06
3 Sarah Musick 0:59:23
4 Melissa Liebling 1:28:10

Solo 30+ Men

1 James Meyer 3:39:31
2 Johannes Huseby 0:15:03
3 Bradley Schmalzer 0:23:12
4 Ian Mills 0:28:50
5 John Heffner 0:32:40
6 Joshua Roeser 0:33:43
7 Amit Dutta 0:57:06
8 Andrew Jauquet 1:15:24
9 Craig Manthe 1:39:03
10 Philip Thompson 1:56:32
11 Wu Jeff 2:22:02

Solo 40+ Men

1 Jeff Cospolich 4:02:56
2 Stephen Ushy 0:16:31
3 Mike Driver 0:18:18
4 Ken Thorp 0:21:49
5 Shawn Lortie 0:24:56
6 Jason Sumner 0:30:57
7 Michael Quinn 0:31:02
8 Charles Gauvin 0:33:58
9 Lennie Moon 0:52:28
10 David Mccormick 0:53:57
11 Chris Mckillican 1:01:15
12 Tom Boo 1:02:26
13 Brian Neyt 1:15:12
14 Chris Castilian 1:15:21
15 Brad Shield 1:15:23
16 Craig Mcghee 1:32:21
17 Ty Garber 2:01:21
18 Farhy Nolan 2:08:44
19 Joel Doctor 2:12:25
20 John Arguello 2:28:44
21 Moishe Lettvin 2:40:44

Solo 50+ Men

1 Russell Kappius 3:45:40
2 Frost Jeffery 0:25:34
3 Mike Kane 0:42:10
4 Bruce Wilson 0:43:10
5 Rick Metzger 1:14:45
6 Stan Mayer 1:39:04
7 Carl Gable 1:41:07
8 Mark Halwa 2:02:31
9 Lindsay Gauld 2:05:40
10 Michael Bowen 2:22:54
11 Stephen Ostrander 2:49:00
12 Brendan Mcmahon 3:06:00
13 Rick Foutch 3:16:00
14 Brooks Dean 3:28:00
Solo Clydesdale
Result
1 Kreidl Ken 5:03:10
2 Richard Szecsy 2:02:30
Solo 40+ Women
Result
1 Laureen Coffelt 4:46:46
2 Tina Martinez 0:17:25
3 Julie Kelly 0:17:26
4 Lori Halwa 0:27:54
5 Mindi Hoffmaster 1:22:38
6 Julie Urlaub 1:44:54
Duo Open Men
Result
1 Blake Harlan & Bryan Alders 3:39:48
2 Rich Dillen and Peter Keiller 1:31:50
Duo Men 80+
Result
1 Mike Hogan & Thomas Dooley 3:58:50
2 Kervin Quinones & Michael Trimble 0:11:08
3 Jason Morgan & Russell Henderson 0:20:15
4 Tim Brezsnyak & Michael Piker 0:21:11
5 Scott Baca & Sean Fay 0:27:58
Duo Men 100+
Result
1 Russ Asleson & Mark Gourge 4:25:40
2 David Reed & John Pougiales 0:53:09
3 Joso Dias Da Chunha & Jorg Damas 1:00:04
Duo Women
Result
1 Carthy Chan & Linda Green 5:58:21
2 Mary Davis & Rebecca Bruno 0:18:08
Duo Coed
Result
1 Karen Rishel & Alan Rishel 5:17:57
2 John Bliss & Michele Bliss 0:31:33
3 Elden Nelson & Lisa Nelson 0:36:30
4 Alexa Storoniak & Alexa Storoniak 1:33:43
Team Challenge
Result
1 1-Speed Willas Wheels 4:26:05
2 Got Gears Willas Wheels 1:21:25

3 Day Men Open

1 Aaron Gulley 3:55:33
2 Matt Simmons 0:00:02
3 Cam Winn 0:26:10
4 Robert Burnett 0:37:33
5 Marco Amselem 0:44:21
6 Wayne Bishop 0:46:10
7 Perce Steven 0:48:46
8 David Buchler 0:48:48
9 Rob Hudson 0:59:49
10 Jean Paul Desrosiers 1:21:15
11 Kyle Swenor 1:50:19
12 Jeff Hallman 1:55:31
3 Day Women Open
Result
1 Sage Melley 5:11:40
2 Debbie Preller 0:15:54
3 Kristi Olson 0:32:12
4 Jennifer Barbour 0:44:58
5 Melanie Wong 0:44:58
6 Holly Wade 0:56:31
7 Trish Mayer 1:10:20
8 Gill Smith 1:23:00
9 Devora Peterson 1:40:00
10 Lindsey Mockenhaupt 1:56:00
3 Day Men 40+
Result
1 Mark Thompson 3:56:49
2 Brad Newby 0:24:54
3 Marc Peruzzi 0:28:00
4 Bill Hade 0:28:31
5 Chris Quinn 0:41:24
6 Jason Gaines 0:47:24
7 Martins Larry 0:55:39
8 John Arnold 1:01:30
9 Andrew Black 1:14:02
10 Kjell Friberg 1:16:24
11 Chip Waite 1:21:56
12 Shimoda Tetsuo 1:23:27
13 Eric Sorenson 1:23:51
14 Todd Kooy 1:30:48
15 Kyle Firestone 1:38:28
16 Boggiano Beto 2:13:14
17 Joel Roberts 2:20:37
18 Andrew Newington 2:21:03
19 Ross Maxwell 2:25:52
20 Bartley Mark 2:37:51
21 Richard Flores
22 Robert Nolan
23 Chris Kim 2:54:51
24 Richard Lane 3:16:52
3 Day Gran Fondo
Result
1 Adam Pemberton 5:23:36
Solo Open Men general classification after stage 2
Result
1 Ben Sonntag 6:29:00
2 Nick Truitt 0:08:05
3 Calle Friberg 0:08:05
4 Benmelt Swanepoel 0:11:05
5 Tostado Josh 0:14:04
6 Rotem Ishay 0:14:57
7 Matthys Beukes 0:24:12
8 Ryan Clark 0:30:40
9 Sloane Anderson 0:38:18
10 Ezekiel Hersh 0:40:03
11 Nathan Brown 0:51:02
12 Shawn Bunnin 0:54:41
13 Mike Blewitt 0:57:56
14 Peter Watson 0:59:03
15 Matt Woodruff 1:03:00
16 Jake Wells 1:12:05
17 Vandendaele Thomas 1:15:25
18 Colby Pearce 1:35:17
19 Taylor Lideen 1:36:52
20 Ross Schnell 1:39:24
21 Brent Steinberg 1:48:18
22 Logan Vonbokel 2:05:05
23 Derek Oldfield 3:04:29
24 Erik Bakke 3:41:07
25 Warren Stephenson 4:00:06
26 Alex Tibwitta 5:18:44

Solo Open Women general classification after stage 2

1 Amanda Carey 8:07:02
2 Yolandi Du Toit 0:11:28
3 Karen Jarchow 0:24:52
4 Ciara Macmanus 1:11:51
5 Stephanie Wilkinson 3:18:22
6 Laura Gleason 3:38:39
7 Cindy Bonhage 3:40:58

Solo Singlespeed Men general classification after stage 2

1 Macky Franklin 7:01:38
2 Brady Kappius 0:00:58
3 Dax Massey 0:08:37
4 Michael Melley 0:26:21
5 Dan Durland 0:26:49
6 Vince Anderson 0:39:48
7 Nate Miller 0:49:06
8 Hayes Charlie 0:57:40
9 Montana Miller 1:12:49
10 Eric Davis 1:29:38
11 Donald Powers 1:29:53
12 Scott Upton 1:35:52
13 Dean Cahow 1:42:48
14 Aaron Shelmire 2:00:18
15 Birtch Dejay 2:03:13
16 Ian Palermo 2:10:32
17 Rob Lochner 2:32:48
18 John Odle 3:00:05
19 Jeremy Palermo 3:06:43

Solo Singlespeed Women general classification after stage 2

1 Jennifer Wilson 8:42:17
2 Andrea Wilson 1:06:37
3 Sarah Musick 1:41:23
4 Melissa Liebling 2:09:47

Solo 30+ Men general classification after stage 2

1 James Meyer 7:16:43
2 Johannes Huseby 0:31:03
3 Ian Mills 0:42:32
4 Bradley Schmalzer 0:47:27
5 Joshua Roeser 1:14:08
6 John Heffner 1:21:08
7 Amit Dutta 1:46:06
8 Andrew Jauquet 2:34:36
9 Wu Jeff 2:59:33
10 Craig Manthe 3:06:35
11 Philip Thompson 3:43:34

Solo 40+ Men general classification after stage 2

1 Jeff Cospolich 7:48:18
2 Mike Driver 0:11:23
3 Ken Thorp 0:22:48
4 Stephen Ushy 0:34:33
5 Jason Sumner 1:07:24
6 Michael Quinn 1:09:36
7 Shawn Lortie 1:24:25
8 Charles Gauvin 1:29:33
9 Lennie Moon 1:38:49
10 Tom Boo 2:04:09
11 Brad Shield 2:14:42
12 Chris Mckillican 2:21:37
13 Chris Castilian 2:25:37
14 Brian Neyt 2:49:17
15 David Mccormick 3:12:08
16 Craig Mcghee 3:14:19
17 Joel Doctor 3:47:48
18 Farhy Nolan 3:56:10
19 Ty Garber 4:00:09
20 John Arguello 4:25:49
21 Moishe Lettvin 4:46:46 

Solo 50+ Men general classification after stage 2

1 Russell Kappius 7:24:42
2 Frost Jeffery 1:05:54
3 Bruce Wilson 1:15:49
4 Mike Kane 1:19:51
5 Rick Metzger 2:20:06
6 Carl Gable 2:57:03
7 Stan Mayer 3:26:06
8 Mark Halwa 4:01:45
9 Lindsay Gauld 4:02:13
10 Michael Bowen 4:52:22
11 Stephen Ostrander 5:21:10
12 Brooks Dean 5:41:01
13 Rick Foutch 5:58:25
14 Brendan Mcmahon 6:01:32

Solo Clydesdale general classification after stage 2

1 Kreidl Ken 9:27:18
2 Richard Szecsy 4:44:51

Solo 40+ Women general classification after stage 2

1 Laureen Coffelt 9:25:46
2 Tina Martinez 0:11:29
3 Julie Kelly 0:19:20
4 Lori Halwa 1:29:54
5 Mindi Hoffmaster 2:26:01
6 Julie Urlaub 2:54:31

Duo Open Men general classification after stage 2

1 Blake Harlan & Bryan Alders 7:05:19
2 Rich Dillen and Peter Keiller 3:09:38

Duo Men 80+ general classification after stage 2

1 Mike Hogan & Thomas Dooley 7:47:20
2 Kervin Quinones & Michael Trimble 0:16:49
3 Tim Brezsnyak & Michael Piker 0:27:30
4 Jason Morgan & Russell Henderson 0:43:43
5 Scott Baca & Sean Fay 1:06:56

Duo Men 100+

1 Russ Asleson & Mark Gourge 8:43:01
2 David Reed & John Pougiales 1:38:18
3 Joso Dias Da Chunha & Jorg Damas 1:48:37

Duo Women general classification after stage 2

1 Carthy Chan & Linda Green 11:48:28
2 Mary Davis & Rebecca Bruno 0:00:08

Duo Coed general classification after stage 2

1 Alexa Storoniak & Alexa Storoniak 6:51:40
2 Karen Rishel & Alan Rishel 3:05:49
3 John Bliss & Michele Bliss 4:20:40
4 Elden Nelson & Lisa Nelson 4:28:07

Team Challenge general classification after stage 2

1 1-Speed Willas Wheels 8:45:56
2 Got Gears Willas Wheels 3:01:52

3 Day Men Open general classification after stage 2

1 Matt Simmons 7:25:01
2 Aaron Gulley 0:27:44
3 Cam Winn 1:14:35
4 Wayne Bishop 1:51:11
5 David Buchler 1:51:41
6 Robert Burnett 1:54:46
7 Perce Steven 2:02:34
8 Marco Amselem 2:08:38
9 Rob Hudson 2:20:37
10 Kyle Swenor 3:17:10
11 Jeff Hallman 3:33:04
12 Jean Paul Desrosiers 3:58:23

3 Day Women Open general classification after stage 2

1 Debbie Preller 10:36:11
2 Holly Wade 0:00:47
3 Sage Melley 0:07:38
4 Kristi Olson 0:16:45
5 Melanie Wong 0:45:18
6 Jennifer Barbour 0:45:20
7 Trish Mayer 1:32:22
8 Gill Smith 1:49:13
9 Devora Peterson 2:25:28
10 Lindsey Mockenhaupt 3:03:24

3 Day Men 40+ general classification after stage 2

1 Mark Thompson 7:38:52
2 Bill Hade 0:54:52
3 Marc Peruzzi 0:59:15
4 Brad Newby 1:04:20
5 Chris Quinn 1:26:50
6 Jason Gaines 1:36:37
7 Martins Larry 1:49:35
8 Andrew Black 1:52:37
9 Eric Sorenson 2:02:56
10 John Arnold 2:12:03
11 Shimoda Tetsuo 2:35:38
12 Chip Waite 2:37:31
13 Kjell Friberg 2:44:31
14 Todd Kooy 2:56:07
15 Kyle Firestone 3:06:55
16 Boggiano Beto 3:50:44
17 Joel Roberts 4:06:11
18 Ross Maxwell 4:32:02
19 Andrew Newington 4:39:44
20 Bartley Mark 4:45:56
21 Richard Flores 5:23:34
22 Robert Nolan 5:27:53
23 Chris Kim 5:27:58
24 Richard Lane 6:17:22

3 Day Gran Fondo general classification after stage 2

1 Adam Pemberton 10:24:30