The Transcontinental Race 2013

[Beebo]

Its almost 300km a day, every day for 11 days!!
And he went the long way!! No one else has gone via Romania.
Chapeau, (or whatever Chapeau is in Turkish)

 

[dellzeqq]

he'll be doing the FNRttC to Southend next!

 

[ianrauk]

he'll be doing the FNRttC to Southend next!

Not too soon for him you think?

 

[frank9755]

Well done, Rimas! What a splendid thing, to have ridden right across Europe. Hope you enjoyed it and are not too sore.
Of course it is going to take you another 11 and a half days to read through this thread when you get back...

 

[rich p]

Brilliant stuff - well done Rimas.
I just hope he realises the effort we couch potatoes have been putting in too

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Brilliant stuff - well done Rimas.
I just hope he realises the effort we couch potatoes have been putting in too

Aye, and Jones the Bike still has another 10 miles to go. It's almost a bunch finish.

 

[rich p]

Juliana and Nic P are still all but joined at the hip - I kind of hope they're riding together.
Gosh, I'm such a romantic!

 

[Aperitif]

Good on both you men to keep it going because there are others out there, working just as hard to get their 'personal bests'. (Do you really think there is romance in the hair, Rich?) Juliana and Nicholas are the focus now (sorry Ed, but you're 'in the hole' - well done!) as the next two in - tomorrow afternoon / early evening?
Both of them have identical Garmins, a new model that talks to them, giving an outlook for the following day's terrain. They are called 'briefing counters' and will be in the shops soon.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

'briefing counters'

I may never recover from that one, Martin!

 

[Aperitif]

Just had a look at Mikko Makipaa, and it seems he has had a good day at the seaside, following Adrian around the coast, and it seems like a fairly flat run in to Istanbul. 370 kilometres of cycling bliss, making about 4600+ kilometres back to back - not a bad effort!

Wither Brian? (That's not a command by the way.)

 

[rich p]

Briano Welshio is in Bari or in barco. Let's hope he didn't miss the bus.

 

[Aperitif]

Aw. Brian Welsh is stuck at the ferry terminal. Come on ferry experts, when is he outta there? He has got over 1000kms to make before last orders at the Transcontinentalrace Saloon. 23.81kms is a lot when it is tacked onto the previous 1000.

Come on Brian!
Stay, Rimas! Sit! Good boy.

Edited to remind the world about great minds thinking alike etc...

 

[Aperitif]

Eelpie Weijmans looks like he's had a hard day. He camped in an awkward place and had a lot of negotiating to do, and then was greeted by the hills! The temperature stats. are high and among the 590kms left, he has another lumpy bit, which is showing 96F at the moment, and will be no fun tomorrow. Best do it tonight then, Eeelco! This looks one of the more taxing entries into Istanbul - some of those pixels look real big.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I reckon EJ's just finished. Transponder's showing him at 500yds 5 minutes ago.

 

[rich p]

I reckon EJ's just finished. Transponder's showing him at 500yds 5 minutes ago.

Mechanical?