Transcontinental 2014

[jugglingphil]

Anyone signed up to next year's race?
http://www.transcontinentalrace.com/

I understand that 100 have and now people are going onto a waiting list.

What a challenge, I was one of the many on this forum who avidly watched progress of the riders this year in awe at their achievements.

 

[ian_oli]

Tracker now on the race homepage at www.transcontinentalrace.com. Having been a blue dot watcher last year I am now the events oldest participant this year.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Tracker now on the race homepage at www.transcontinentalrace.com. Having been a blue dot watcher last year I am now the events oldest participant this year.

The link won't load right now but I've bookmarked it. I assume it's the same rules - London to Istanbul via a big Alp following any route you choose. Anyhow, age gives you stamina (a complete fiction unless you're fit in the first place) so best of luck and I'll track your dot. Chapeau for even thinking of doing it!

 

[MichaelO]

I assume it's the same rules - London to Istanbul via a big Alp following any route you choose.

Pretty much, but a 3rd checkpoint this year in Montenegro (and the Belgium one from last year is now Paris this year).

 

[mmmmartin]

The event is organised by The Adventurists. I checked out their website. I rather like their homepage. This what it says:

"Our lives are getting more comfortable, safer and predictable as the spindly fingers of technology grip the planet. Getting lost now is almost impossible.

BOLLOCKS TO THAT"

 

[fimm]

One of my colleagues is doing this. I was trying to look for him yesterday, but the tracker wasn't working. It is working now, and as I type my colleague is in the middle of Paris.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That Allegaert doesn't hang about, does he? Westminster Bridge on Saturday, Stelvio in the morning, if he doesn't do it tonight!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think KA just did an illegal ferry ride and had to go back over the ferry and around the north bank of the Kotorska. Surely they could have told him before he climbed the 900 metres to the checkpoint. He's now back where he was 4 and a half hours ago.

 

[fimm]

?
I have not investigated the rules, but I didn't think there were many!
Colleague has been through the Stelvio (sp?) checkpoint and is now on his way to Croatia.
ian_oli is in northen Italy.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

?
I have not investigated the rules, but I didn't think there were many!
Colleague has been through the Stelvio (sp?) checkpoint and is now on his way to Croatia.
ian_oli is in northen Italy.

Well, he climbed up to the checkpoint, and then went back down the switchbacks, took the ferry in the other direction and did a clockwise tour of the lake before climbing back up to the checkpoint for a second time. I can't think of any other reason for turning back and doing it again from a different direction. Well, no sane reason, that is.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Paris Michel has a reassuringly casual approach to this race. He's pootled off to Paris, had a break and then continued his journey from Charles de Gaulle airport to Athens, where he seems to have located a friend's apartment. Somehow he's managed to check in to Stelvio at a commercial flight altitude.

Meanwhile, KA is now in Turkey. Barring mechanicals, as they say.... Josh Ibbert is taking the lumpy ride north-east though aiming south of Sofia and looks like being a game 2nd. It was looking like Richard Dunnet would come in 3rd but, with such a southern route, it's difficult to tell. It's down to choice of route between him and Steffan Streich.

 

[Andy Jeffery]

Really fancy this. Need to be fitter!

 

[stu33p]

Been following via various media,these guys and girls are seriously hardcore

 

[fimm]

According to some report I read somewhere, @deptfordmarmoset is quite correct about the illegal ferry ride - apparently any ferry journey needs to be approved before the race start.

I was quite worried about my colleague as he appeared to have stopped - however I think he just had tracker problems as he's now popped up again having magically flown quite a long way east in a straight line...

 

[fimm]

Well done to @ian_oli who has now finished (as has my colleague). I look forward to the ride report!