I was lucky enough to drive support for Tom Danielson the whole way up on Saturday. The guy was phenomenal. He broke from the pack of Pros/Cat 1 & 2 at 6 miles in and never looked back. He maintained a pace of about 15+ mph all the way up, but missed breaking the record for ascending Mt. Evans -- a record he himself set some years ago -- by 49 seconds!

Here's a video that I shot while driving support, avoiding killing motorcycle judges and cyclists, shouting encouragement to my friend Jeff, and keeping up with Danielson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X13GniZRAk4 The other guy yelling was a bike mechanic. We had Danielson's spare wheels on hand, just in case.

Also, congrats to Badhat for setting a goal -- 2 hours 25 minutes -- and then meeting it! [Thanks again for the gas fillup.]