THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
As we sort through our backyards and collect race flags and finally get some sleep, there are more than a few feelings; more than a few new friends; and more than a few memories of heroic displays of community. We're writing ours now and hope you are writing yours. Please share them with us.
So, we still need your help: your pictures, videos, written reflections, stories, and memories. The entire community wants them. There are a million stories in this lonely city, and what we thought was a minor detail might have been the best part of the ride for you. We exist as a community only when we share, only when we experience each other. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE (in addition to tagging everything as RW24 2011 or riverwest24) email us at memories@riverwest24.com. Send your videos, pictures, and texts, and we'll share them with the community.
In conclusion: we are proud to have helped. We are proud of our neighborhood. We're looking forward to seeing you again. On bicycles. Building community.
There have been a few changes to the leaderboard. as we worked through all the manifests and bonus checkpoints. One larger change to mention: Do the Stanky Legg had a bonus checkpoint on the scoring sheet that was not entered, and once the sheets were checked again they actually won 3rd place. BANGARANG grabbed fourth. BANGARANG owes Do the Stanky Legg a bottle of champagne... on us. Everything else has been finalized. The final numbers are as they are. We can talk about instant replay or we can talk about lap times or we can talk about how it would be super if none of us had to blink. But we won't. We love you all. See you at the starting line.