- Prospect Valley (33 miles from Byers) - No establishments open overnight. Sodbuster Cafe keeps daytime/eve. hours.
- Keenesburg (40 miles from Byers) - Market St. Mart store open 5am-10pm.
- Platteville (66 miles from Byers) - Store open 4:30am-12:40am. *
- Dacono 25-52 Truck Stop, I-25 and Hwy. 52 (83 miles from Byers) - opens 5am (closed overnight) - similarly for the MacDonalds across the street - this is one mile off route, east of Hwy. 52 junction with Rd. 7.
- Lafayette 7-Eleven (only 6 miles from the finish) is open 24 hours.
So riders leaving Byers in the evening should prepare accordingly, perhaps restocking in Keenesburg if they'll be passing through before that store closes.
-jle
* Local rider and bon vivant Tim Feldman recently checked out the opening hours of the Platteville store (penultimate checkpoint), for riders who may be finishing at night.
CS inquires: "What about the 71 miles from the start to Byers? Are there any services at that hour?"
ReplyDeleteAfter mile 6 (the 7-Eleven in Lafayette), riders should not count on available services - even in Brighton (mile 22) and Strasburg (mile 50.6). This has not been a known issue in years past, however. Temps tend to be in the upper 40's, terrain fairly flat, making for a quick, cool 71 miles. Riders should definitely be prepared with hydration and food to cover that distance.
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