Puzzle Description:

At the 2012 Olympics, about five hundred athletes will compete across 18 cycling events.

#1: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Jul 31, 2012

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by gator.

Edge logic completely places the 6 clue in column 1. Great solve!

Thanks Gator!

Is Rivet a typo? Or is that a cycling thing?

Terrific image :)

yep, edge gets the 6....(most of the 7 on the other side too, though it doesn't help much.)

wow, David! Fantastic image and solve--a true work of art!

thanks kurt.

kristen, it's a cycling term that seemed appropriate for the Olympics. It's when someone is putting out maximum effort...going all out.

Incredible stuff David,i love it.:)

thanks al!

great entry David

WOW! Great image! Excellent solve! After the 6 was placed with edge logic,it worked out smoothly! Loved it!

Ditto on what Jota said; and thank you very much.

(I miss your puzzles- maybe another soon?!?)

Very nice! I learned a lot about solving puzzles and easily looks like a professional logo. You could market it!

Such a great picture!

Thank you all for the kind words!

Minnie, I wish I had more time to make more puzzles...things have been hectic lately. Maybe they will calm back down to their normal crazy pace soon.

went on and finished up one that i was nearly done with (#19003)...just for you minnie ;)

Fantastic puzzle, David. This is my favorite kind of puzzle. Edge logic that isn't TOO frustrating, presenting a nice challenge, and an awesome image at the finish. Great angle.

From Urban Dictionary: "On the rivet" - Extreme physical exertion to the point of almost giving up. Derived from bike racing in the olden days when bike seats had rivets, and in an effort not to get dropped one would slide forward on the saddle to exert maximum pressure on the pedals so as to hang on the the amphetamine-loaded Belgian in front of you.

wel well welll done!!!!

thanks!

teresa, i tried to keep the edge logic pretty straight-forward since this is for WCP ;)

Fantastic image - loved how it solved!

congrats David

Hey, David! Way to go! Meet me over in the 3Q - Topic 122.

yipes! interrogation time!

A well-deserved win!

thank you

Five stars, for sure. Found it today in my large stash of partly solved puzzles, cleared it, and started fresh. David, this puzzle is why I'm so happy you're still creating puzzles for us 10 years later. Thank you for all of it.

Thanks Lollipop! I've been doing more solving than creating lately because my available time has been so chopped up. I'll try to do a few soon :)

Wow, this one has been around for 10 years and I just found it. FABULOUS picture!

Fantastic picture, and a lot of fun to solve. One of my favorites!

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