The Transcontinental Race 2013

[HaloJ]

Poor Rimas........

 

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Kristof Allegaert now has a 250kms tap-in to get to HIStanbul. Here's a picture from his sponsor's web page...just for fun.

There is another interesting link here.

Go Rimas!

 

[rich p]

Rimas is heading south again! His compass has been fixed
He's been sight-seeing around Lake Balaton and why not indeed!

 

[frank9755]

Yes - thank goodness!
Balaton must have looked great last night during the thunderstorm! Let's hope he now heads south-east and sweeps down towards Belgrade. He missed Slovenia; will he also miss out Croatia?

 

[frank9755]

Kristof Allegaert now has a 250kms tap-in to get to HIStanbul.

He has now entered Turkey

 

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He has now entered Turkey

That's the sort of thing one does at Christmas I hear. As a race, he's given everyone else a stuffing for sure!
OK Rimas, we all agree that you had a lovely spot to sleep in last night...now, to the task in hand; get your waterproofs on and skedaddle SouthEast and ride with invigoration towards your next target - JJCale, MW/LW/VHF,and EPO...
Go Rimas!

Does the committee think that Allegaert will blast through Turque in the shortest possible time, or camp up, and enter the city for a splendiforous fry-up tomorrow morning? He obviously got word that I had him down to stop pedalling about Sunday evening etc - definitely a red rag to an Istanbul.

 

[frank9755]

Looks like he saw this suggestion of yours and he is aiming for tea time.

Meanwhile, Rimas has done a sharp left turn and is now heading north-east again

 

[ianrauk]

I guess there must be some method to Rimas' madness.

 

[rich p]

When's the last day? Next weekend?
Maybe he'd rather make a tour of it than spend a week in Istanbul.

 

[HaloJ]

I'd guess that Rimas is heading to Szeged then likely Arad, Lugoj and through the foot hills to Orșova.

 

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I'd guess that Rimas is heading to Szeged then likely Arad, Lugoj and through the foot hills to Orșova.

Is he a bird spotter then? The 'Orsova tit' is favoured by cyclists at some point in their lives.

 

[HaloJ]

Best behaviour everyone!

Some great conversation and speculation about the race on cycle chat forum... http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-transcontinental-race-2013.136531/…

source from Twitter

 

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Go Rimas! Come on Transcontinental!
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Mikko & Anton have zipped past the ferry crossing, so that's my speculation up the spout...they are pressing on, and it looks like a five person tour down the Italian's leg...so far. Although IF and perhaps DK are doing the 'EP manoeuvre', and hitting the coast before turning sharp left..?
JJ is now setting a tidy pace - in hot pursuit of RD, who is only about 180kms ahead. <cough>. On the map, the trio look nice and tight, but there's a 30-40km gap between them. Reality is just no fun sometimes.
Go Rimas! (Although you are heading into some cooking temperature weather, so be careful! It's quite chilly in Kristanbul! )

 

[HaloJ]

My bets are that they'll be getting the ferry from Bari but I couldn't guess if they'd go to Albania or Greece. Greece has a huge direct road straight off the ferry that cuts right through the country but it's horrible a bit like riding the length of the A10.

 

[rich p]

Teef, I think they'll be ferrying from Bari - island (that's not in Wales, boyos and girlos)
MatthewW seems to be going better than James and Ed . They also Serb who only Istan bul and wait