Hi all, I was curious why Fastest Known Time are still listing Turnbull and not Goodge for the TransAus WR and this is the reply from their regional editor:
"Goodge hasn't submitted his effort so nothing can be reviewed from our end
I did try to reach out to him but got no response."
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It is most odd - bordering on inexplicable - that he would not approach FKT after nearly 3 months, and at least commence a dialogue. It would take them less than a day to whisk through his Strava and update the page.
It is also very odd that he does not reply to them reaching out. The grave concern is that he is 'right where he wants to be': shouting about the record from the rooftops, but not making it official, which could open a can of words. In short, he is doing enough to appease his sponsors. I simply can't begin to think of a reason why someone would do something like this and not drop FKT a line.
It will be interesting to see how long he chooses NOT to make the record official. The community should call him out for claiming something that is not ratified by the recognized global database.
No word on Guinness either.