Well, here we are…and I am sorry for a late notification of the win. First off, my plan to drop off the prize for distribution at the HH was thwarted by a hastily emplaced Presidential travel ban that caused me to cut a work trip short with about 3 hours notice so I could get home before being stuck in the US away from my family. Second, as I scanned the thread here, I struggled to really determine who the winner was, since mileage is the key component…for instance, tagging a ride that has a 1/4 mile (400m) of gravel that is 50 miles (~80km) in length defeats the spirit, since the idea is go ride dirty surfaces on purpose!
That all said, Mike T had 21 days on qualifying surfaces, with consularrider at 19 days…giving the benefit of the doubt, based on how the system calculates, I have to give the win to Mike T, but consualrrider gets an honorable mention for clearly going out of the way to find gravel as well. I tries to watch as many of the rest of you as I could see (due to privacy settings, some rides are not visible to me), and it warms my heart to see people leaving the pavement for the kinds of riding I have come to love. Mike T, please send me a PM, and I will try to arrange mailing you the prize since I don’t expect to be in the US anytime soon…both due to current DOD travel restrictions and my upcoming move to Brussels this summer.
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