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CONGRATULATIONS TEAM TYPE 1
06/26/09
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM TYPE 1
They have done it!
Team Type 1 have beaten the record held by Byggkjøp / BMC Cycling Team. The record was 5 days, 9 hours and 43 minutes averaging 23.24mph.
Team Type 1, Alex Bowden, Matt Brooks, Bob Schrank, Mark Suprenant, Lonny Knabe, Tom Kingery, Simon Bennett and Jeff Bannick reached their goal.
At the start of the race, the team had it's sights on bettering the record. They had also thought about breaking the four day barrier, but that didn't occur. They did break the record by 39 minutes.
Team Type 1 set the new record of 5 days, 9 hours and 5 minutes. They arrived at 2:38am with an average speed of 23.41mph.
WELL DONE TEAM TYPE 1 - FANTASTIC EFFORT!
9 comments
Comment from: Tim K [Visitor]
Don't ever, ever tell these guys they can't do anything they damn well want to. Team Type 1 has owned this race and are not only amazing athletes, but amazing people.
Thank you Team Type 1 for be so inspirational and congratulations on a victory well earned!!
Thank you Team Type 1 for be so inspirational and congratulations on a victory well earned!!
26/06/09 @ 08:37
Comment from: allison [Visitor]
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Team Type 1, what an amazing job you all did!
26/06/09 @ 09:54
Comment from: Ken [Visitor] 
Way to go guys. Way to blaze those roads and kill it. Y'all showed the world what a group of dedicated men can do. Y'all showed that diabetes doesn't have to hold one back. Way to Fin' do it guys, way to Fin' do it.
26/06/09 @ 10:44
Comment from: Southern Ohio Hub [Visitor]
WAY TO GO!! we've been following Team Type 1 from the start through thick & thin, fires, gas (or lack there of), missing bikes and penalties or not. Columbus, OH is SO PROUD and CRANKED UP for the TEAM!!!! YEAH!!!!!
26/06/09 @ 10:44
Comment from: Chris States [Visitor]
Team Type1 - Congratulations, I have been following you since Saturday. Awesome job you guys, you continue to show the world that the only limitations we have, are those we place on ourselves. Congratulations Nate!
26/06/09 @ 13:47
Comment from: Joe Lansing [Visitor]
T1's KICK A**!!! Way to go! Truly an inspiration to all of us with diabetes.
26/06/09 @ 14:15
Comment from: Sandy S. [Visitor]
Go TT1! You guys are amazing! Congrats on breaking last year's record too!
26/06/09 @ 20:00
Comment from: Marian [Visitor]
Congratulations!! I have been intrigued and astounded how physically fit you need to be, especially to spend hours going up hill!! I have done the 100 K Tour de Cure, and hope to do more riding long distances. You all are an inspiration! Thanks! On to the Tour de France!!!!
30/06/09 @ 15:31
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