I was just wondering if he was deliberately avoiding SloveniaI think there's an arrest warrant out for him in Solvenia, so has to go round the top.
I was just wondering if he was deliberately avoiding Slovenia
Travelling a long way in countries you don't know well and often far from any population centre ... isn't mechanical simplicity and robustness something to go for? Avoiding mechanicals has to be a major part of the strategy. Shedding some extreme gearing may be a price worth paying - even in the Alps.Rimas has a curious set up. As said it's a single chainring and then iirc an 8 speed block with cogs of his own choosing. It looks a little strange but with Rimas on it, it goes very quickly for a very long way!
But is he? It really looks like he's vetoed Slovenia and has just headed north east from Leibnitz.He's in Slovenia now.
But is he? It really looks like he's vetoed Slovenia and has just headed north east from Leibnitz.
Wierd: I have him no-where near there, on either tracker. Can you give a link to that one, Ian?
If he is going North East, what on earth is he doing?
Wherever precisely he is, I fear he is starting to tire! Others are going relatively better than him, with longer breaks and higher average riding speeds. The three he has been with the past few days have now got ahead. I expect the lack of any measurable amount of body fat is hampering him: he simply has no reserves to draw on!
Meanwhile, Ed Pickup has been overtaken by James Jordan, but I expect EP will pass him again shortly. He's been going so well all along.
He said on the first page of this thread that he was going through Croatia + Serbia. Im on my blackberry now so cant check back to see if he gave any clues on slovenia!Yup Austria for me as well and always has been. I think he's avoiding the former Yugoslav countries in their entirety opting to go through Hungary and Romania. Percentage wise I actually think the route he's heading is the flatter one.
the route will take me through france, belgium, switzerland, italy, austria, slovenia, croatia, serbia, bulgaria and turkey (about 3260km total)