[RC] Gate 5 - UAE still strong, France leading Europe teams - Steph TeeterTop 5 riders arrived (UAE) - tons of energy. Sh Rashid (#2) 's horse Kevin de Narthou was pulled - telltale head bob - slight but there. Nice show of sportsmanship tho - a smile, 'yes, no problem, thank you' , and a handshake with the vets. Sh Ahmed is still on the trail, the 3rd team member now.There's quite a bit of excitement for UAE - I'm feeling it too. It's not over yet, but they're doing everything right, and well, and with a high degree of professionalism and sportsmanship. Jaume and Merri's taking a few more photos, we'll catch the front runners as they leave and then head back to the main camp for the finish. A little cooler, slight breeze, less humid - I just talked to Darolyn - she's still hanging in there. Cheryl's doing great, as is Jan. :) I have a printout of team standings as of VG 4, but don't understand why USA isn't listed, all 3 riders passed VG4, I'll try to find out- 1. UAE 16:31 2. France 17:39 3. Bahrain 17:50 4. Belgium 17:58 5. Germany 18:06 6. Spain 18:08 7. Portugal 18:30 8. Suisse 19:15 9. GBR 19:17 10. Italie 19:21 11. Qatar 19:21 Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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