The Transcontinental Race 2013

[Aperitif]

07:00 on Wednesday 7th August 2013
Go Rimas!

 

[Aperitif]

How exciting can a bunch of pixels get? Pickup is within touching distance...well done him.

 

[HaloJ]

How exciting can a bunch of pixels get? Pickup is within touching distance...well done him.

Extremely! Very much looking forward to his race review once he's back in reality. Superb achievement!

Go Rimas!

Edit : bloody autocorrect.

 

[MichaelO]

How exciting can a bunch of pixels get? Pickup is within touching distance...well done him.

Totally!

Rimas 5th to the 2nd checkpoint (6 have made it so far). Looks to be grabbing a sleep, I think Edit: Nope - just refreshed & he's heading back down!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Got to say i'm gripped reading this. Is there such a type of sports person/category as damn super elite ?

 

[StuartG]

Yep, to someone whose personal Everest is Toys Hill this is pure voyeurism ...

 

[HaloJ]

@Transconrace Good Morning Control 2: Ed Pickup @pickupel 7:57am, Matt Wilkins @cantgoslo 8:11am, Rimas Grigenas 9:22am CET

 

[Hill Wimp]

Yep, to someone whose personal Everest is Toys Hill this is pure voyeurism ...

Toys Hill thats another one on my yet to conquer list so im with you there. I am in awe of this lot.

 

[Aperitif]

Just checked that my mate Allegaert isn't slacking..No, that's ok - he's ticking along at 30kph 'Ptujing on the style'...In four years time, he'll probably do LEL by Monday evening.

Current positions: Kristof Allegaert: 1610.64 km; Richard Dunnett: 1295.05 km; Matthew Wilkins: 1178.62 km; Rimas Grigenas: 1161.84 km; Anthony Hawke: 1092.87 km; -- at 09:20:26 AM (BST) 08/07/13

 

[rich p]

Incredible stuff. I went to Ptuj once - I assumed it was pronounced 'spit'

 

[StuartG]

Kristof is looking like he has a Sunday night date in Istanbul ...

 

[HaloJ]

Kristof is looking like he has a Sunday night date in Istanbul ...

Aye, past the half way point now! Looks like he's trying to keep an entire country between himself and the rest of the chasers.

 

[Aperitif]

Allegaert has stopped...at Varazdin.

Lightweight.

 

[HaloJ]

The rest last night seems to have done Rimas no end of good as he's storming onwards today.

Just announced we've had some drop outs:

Over night

• Recep Yesil : explanation http://t.co/dAfHB1dLlB
• Chris Ellam
• Jason Woodhouse

This morning

• Zoran Mihelcic

All are believed to now be making their way to Istanbul using other means.
Abs

 

[StuartG]

Edward Pickup used a strange route to CP2 - and it worked. Looks like he has now made a break for the south instead of following the leaders ... can this race be won on navigation?