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Day 5 - AZT750

Gila River - Roosevelt Dam - 168 kms

By BIKEPACKING.BE

May 2^nd, 2015

Off to the AZT300 finish line

Last night I ate too much pizza, way to much, so I crashed my bivy quite early, around 8pm. Got up at 1:30am and set off . By 5 o’clock I got a hard moment and decided to take my sleeping bag and lay down between the cactus, sleep for an hour and watch the sun rise. Fantastic views!

Day 5 - AZT750

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Hike-a-bike to picket post

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After riding a few hours without any water, I felt miserable at the finish line. The last 2 hours only one thing was in my mind: scratching. Finish the 300 race, ride to Superior, get myself a motel, a shower, a few beers, a good night sleep, have a look on the map and ride with my bike to the Grand Canyon, on road!

After a phone call home, thinking about my own credo “never scratch during the day, only after a good night sleep” and the fact that if I would ever like to finish the AZT750 it would mean I have to to these 300 miles again?!? Never!

I jumped on my bike and went on ….

Day 5 - AZT750

Day 5 - AZT750

Day 5 - AZT750

gravel and asphalt road to gold canyon ... yieeeehaaaaa!!!

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Queen Valley … nothing but a golf course village.

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APACHE road to Roosevelt lake

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let's call it a day: 168kms / +19hours

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Footnotes

Credits to Gunther Desmedt

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Credits to Gunther Desmedt

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