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> From: Michael Maul
> <mmaul@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC] National championships
> There is an LD award for the top three seniors and top three 
> juniors for total miles.  It has nothing to do with placing in the
> LD ride.  There is no reward in this for speed or placing or
> time.
> It simply says - first or last - these are the teams that have 
> done the most LD miles together.
>
> Looking at the teams that have done the most LD miles together 
> each year shows that these riders don't show up in the next year. 
> That implies that they are not career LD riders trying to win this 
> year after year as you see in the endurance awards.

Mike, when you say "don't show up in the next year', do you mean in
LD or do you mean 'at all'?  Ie--are they doing longer rides the
second year, still doing LD but not as much, or not riding at
all?

terre