steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Love the tracker https://indianpacificwheelrace.maprogress.com/# - very detailed and enjoyed rewinding the timeline to watch Frank's tag scuttle along thousands of Km's of Aussie road. Hat's off to everyone attempting the race.
I haven't read-up on the rules / details - do the stopwatch markers on the tracker map indicate where riders need to get to each day? Are they check-in points that must be reached, or just organised stopping / rest points that are targets rather than absolutes?
The stopwatch markers are just to show us distances. They have no effect on the race at all. As long as the riders ride the course they can stop and rest wherever they want, whenever they want.
For those who missed it. During the evening of Tuesday 28th March, Mike Hall overtook Kristof Allegaertand got a slight lead. Kristof is now 1km behind Mike after racing 4964km. Today will be a big day for both riders.
Just a few more stories that you may not have heard.
Lochie Kavanagh aged 18, the youngest rider in the field. Lochie approached the race the correct way. He heard about the race and thought it would be a great adventure and applied. He was surprised to be accepted as he was not a cyclist before the race. He borrowed a bike and learnt how to use clip in pedals and is currently 2448km into the race.
Nick Skewes. Early in the race Nick was suffering from saddle sores. They were so bad that he spent a day riding off the seat. The following morning he decided to abandon. But he got so frustrated at trying to get a lift for himself and his bike, that he abandoned his abandonment and heas carried on riding. He is currently 3219km into the race.
Vasiliki Voutzali from Greece. Early on in the race she developed pains in her neck and could only look at the floor. A bit like James Hayden in the TCR. She woke up one morning and followed her Garmin track for 75km in the wrong direction. OH!! Come on. Who hasnt done it??? After 75km she realised her mistake and thought about hitching a ride back to where she made the mistake. But she couldnt face that so she cycled the 75km back. Just to prove that this was no fluke. She has since ridden in the wrong direction again. At this time she is 3296km into the race, and still going.
Paul Ardill. 74 years of age. He started riding a bike at the age of 65 after a stroke. The doctor told him it would help with his balance. Apparently he rides with a meat malet on the back of his bike. He says it is to hammer his tent pegs in. Personally, I think the guy is so hard that it is for raw kangaroo steaks, if one happens to cross his path.
Since I started typing this. Kristof has overtaken Mike and is 5km ahead.
What a great race this is.