matticus
Guru
You have to see the fun factor, surely? Morning ferry arrivals just now:
Adding a ferry route in is becoming popular. It has been used in the TCR before and appears regularly in the Pan Celtic Race and probably the Wild Atlantic way. It just adds another element to the race that the riders have to figure out. They know about them months in advance. I have not heard the riders complain about them.
Considering, that for the elite, it's a race. Imagine having to wait for a ferry during a cycle race, I don't think it's a good idea.
Considering, that for the elite, it's a race. Imagine having to wait for a ferry during a cycle race, I don't think it's a good idea.
It is not just a flat out cycle race. Putting in parcours over rough terrain and Ferry crossings are other elements that the riders have to manage. This is not unusual for ultra rides in europe. A flat out race would be like an unsupported TDF. Its not that But it is strange that you used the word elite. It has been used in several contexts about the race for the first time this year. Very little is mentioned about the riders in the top 10 and they are not seen. People want to see how the "normal" riders are managing. It does appear to have become very elitist.
It is not just a flat out cycle race. Putting in parcours over rough terrain and Ferry crossings are other elements that the riders have to manage. This is not unusual for ultra rides in europe. A flat out race would be like an unsupported TDF. Its not that But it is strange that you used the word elite. It has been used in several contexts about the race for the first time this year. Very little is mentioned about the riders in the top 10 and they are not seen. People want to see how the "normal" riders are managing. It does appear to have become very elitist.
Frank is over the Danube and heading for the finish.
"It’s customary for the final rider to make it to the finisher’s party before midnight to receive a maglia nera, and for the TCRNo8 edition this was Frank Proud. Frank’s total distance was 4,811km which makes his route the seventh longest."Frank got the black jersey as the last finisher to make it to the party before midnight.