A huge congratulations to the ever so hard working Scotti Lechuga for marking a new women’s fastest time around the #stagecoach400 route during this year’s grand depart. She finished at 11:05am Sunday, for a total time of 51hr05min. She was 4th finisher overall.
She battled the rugged trails, intense desert heat, washboards, and regional unfamiliarity and prevailed.
For those who don’t know Scotti, she has had a successful cycling career with a forward trajectory deep into adventure and bikepack racing, both in pairs and solo categories. She recently won the overall (that is, out of everyone, men & women) at the @arhighcountryrace last fall, and came in second in the @fatpursuit 200k, pushing her limits on all fronts to grow in the sport.
The previous women’s course record held solid for a decade, set by Eszter Horiyani @ez_gone_coddiwompling in 2012, at 54hr 40min.
This year, Jaimie Lusk’s finish time was also faster than the previous fastest time, an outstandingly strong ride as well! 
Congratulations to the 2022 grand depart top women’s finishers:
51:05 Scotti Lechuga @scottilechuga
51:40 Jaimie Lusk @jaimielusk
67:22 Meg Knobel @speedmeow
Photo by Evan Christenson @evanchristenson
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