The results are in for the High Plains Drifter. David Sedelnick came in first place, winning a custom bike bag from Rewd Bags. He covered the 318-mile course in 23h 55m with an average speed of just over 13mph. It looks like 14 of the 16 racers finished the gravel bike packing adventure, which is a pretty high finish rate for such an event (Maro and Todd are still listed as ‘Active on Track Leaders, but they have finished).
David Sedelnick 23h 55m
Austin Denton 24h 15m
Cole Deal 24h 37m
Chase Willie 31h 51m
Marco Capote 33h 20m
Previous Winners:
2021: 300 miles. 19hrs 19mins. Luke Hall.
2022: 330 miles. 22hrs 28mins. Michael Kanter. Only female finisher Carlee Rhoads 42hrs 54mins.
2023: 330 miles. 25hrs 41mins. TJ Windsor.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
16 riders are currently on course in the 2024 High Plains Drifter gravel race. The racers departed Twin Rivers Ball Park in Greeley at 7am this morning with 318 miles and 12,000ft of elevation gain ahead of them. The unsupported bikepacking adventure is approximately 70% gravel, 10% B roads, 10% single-track and 10% hard surface. The start list, Track Leaders live tracking and route are below.
