Exhausted McIntosh battles elevation

Scott last night before taking a rest.

I just got off the phone with Bryce Walsh, Scott's crew chief. "Scott's battling exhaustion," he said. "He's taking more sleep than we'd like -- basically now we're doing twice the rest that we should be doing." Keep in mind that means Scott had about four hours off-bike last night, instead of two. What a lightweight.

"The good news is, he's riding really well right now, " said Walsh. "And soon we'll be out of the climbing, so we'll see what happens then."

But the climbing isn't over yet. Here's what Scott has ahead of him:


"At this point, Scott just wants this over. But he's hanging tough and I expect we'll be at the finish line tomorrow sometime," said Walsh. "It's actually really interesting to see this part of the race from a crew perspective, because to tell you the truth, I don't remember much past Ohio." Bryce took 5th in the 2006 RAAM Men's Solo Division.

Right now, Scott's in 6th place. He's listed 7th on the roster, but he's ahead of Garcia once you account for penalties and credits. 224 miles to go!