steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Im not in the least bit tetchy. But if someone wants simple information all they need to do is look for it. Finding this information is quicker than writing this post.
And 5 punctures in the first day!
That’s at least 30 minutes wasted.
I was having second thoughts that the rider we saw was Kirstof as he was taking it quite causal when we saw him. Just reading the piece in the link above and have no doubts that it was him.
The article links above makes it clear: "Kristof set himself the task".But it's unclear to me whether Kristof was in line for any officially sanctioned recor
Ah OK. I see I should have persisted a bit longer with that article, as it does answer most of my questions. I found the style of the opening paragraph a bit off-putting.The article links above makes it clear: "Kristof set himself the task".
Despite the breathless adulation in the thread, this wasn't a record attempt. It was something he decided to do for himself. (And his sponsors, one of which hosts that article.)
Well, I'm still finding the whole thing quite mysterious.
I get that Kristof was attempting to ride LEJOGLE unsupported in a faster time than James MacDonald achieved last year. It's apparent that James was fully supported, as one would expect. But it's unclear to me whether Kristof was in line for any officially sanctioned record, since I would expect the certifying body (whoever that may be; it doesn't seem to be the Road Records Association) to require a following vehicle.
One message I do get loud and clear is that Kristof's personal integrity is unquestionable. So from an observer's perspective, certification doesn't seem terribly important.
If he had used marathon plus he would still be riding nowHe should have used marathon plus.
That curvecycling article seems to be locked for some reason?
I hadn't realised he was that close.
Interesting that in the curvecycling blog there is a route map. It appears to show a route East of Manchester. I would have thought that wasn't the quickest route (that's via Preston, West of Manchester isn't it?)
Or maybe the embedded map isn't the route he took?