Transcontinental Race 2022

[steveindenmark]

The Transcontinental Race No8 is due to start on the 24th july 2022.....with a bit of luck.

The TCR has been cancelled in the past 2 years due to Covid restrictions. It seems really strange to think I was on the start line for TCR7, because it seems so long ago. I would not be at all suprised to if the application process opens again to fill in the places of those who signed up 2 years ago, but decide not to ride.

The race is going from Geraardsbergen, Brussels to Burgas in Bulgaria, where No7 started from.

https://www.transcontinental.cc/

 

[ianrauk]

Are you going to apply again?

 

[matticus]

It seems really strange to think I was on the start line for TCR7

Was that as far as you got?
;-)

(If you did ride, and there's a report around, do please link to it 👍 And if you didn't, commiserations ... )

 

[frank9755]

I'm hoping to make it to the start line for another shot. I've got a place but, to get there, I need to fix a knee niggle which has dragged on for the last 18 months.

In 2019 I had to stop in Austria with the start of Shermer's neck. I still had over half the race to go so no chance of getting to the end safely. Or quickly.

I say this every year but the route this year looks harder. From a first look I think it is slightly longer than last time (130km) but much hillier (8000m). Its as hilly as when I did it in 2016 but 400km longer, so another day and a bit for most riders.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Anyone on here starting this on Sunday?
Rag: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/...al-race-2022-the-first-edition-in-three-years
https://bikepacking.com/news/transcontinental-race-2022/
https://dotwatcher.cc/race/tcr-no8

 

[steveindenmark]

https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/tcrno8/

 

[steveindenmark]

The TCR starts from Gerrardsbergen, Belgium for the 5th time at 10pm on Sunday 24th July. It is heading for Bugas, Bulgaria. Burgas was the start of the last TCR.

I will be watching 132 James Houston on his new Brompton. James completed the Pan Celtic last week on a Brompton. He has also completed the Transatlantic Way. This will be the third start in the TCR for a Brompton and James certainly has the long distance experience to get the first one to the finish line. If not. I will have to go and try again next year.

https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/tcrno8/

 

[T4tomo]

Hats off to those starting. 249 solo and 12 pairs from the link above.

It does look like @frank9755 is one of them, No.155, as a bit of cyber googling matches him up to a Westerley CC top as seen in his CC Avatar. Good luck!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

All the very best to all riders and especially so to the CCers on here. Epic stuff

 

[steveindenmark]

Frank is 155. Best of luck Frank.

 

[Beebo]

They’ve only just started and the field is already spread all over the place. Lots of different routes being taken.

 

[matticus]

They’ve only just started and the field is already spread all over the place. Lots of different routes being taken.

Love it! The March of The Ants is my favourite aspect, but this edition seems particularly crazy
Looks like Ms Kolbinger is leading the most southerly division, bit early to read much into it ...

 

[matticus]

I'm gonna follow Tiago Falcone.
Unless there's a rider with a cooler name?

 

[Beebo]

I'm gonna follow Tiago Falcone.
Unless there's a rider with a cooler name?

Look at you with your fancy foreign names.
What’s wrong with Frank Proud.
Beautiful rock solid British name.

 

[Dogtrousers]

View: https://twitter.com/frank9755/status/1551083681938300931