me, however, so i could look him up at the end.
other than him, however, everybody else on the course was great! there was one poor guy who was obviously a very strong rider on a completely tricked-out bike with a full disk rear wheel who was having terrible mechanical problems. i passed him by the side of the road, working on his bike, and shortly afterwards, he passed me, but the bike was making terrible, terrible noises. this happened three or four times. i finally passed him toward the end, so i'm sure he finished the bike part, but if he was in serious competition for a prize (and it 