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Enjoying the write up of the race Gruffy - followed the race and remember the @darrensarse postings 
Closest thing I've thing done like it was a two week trip round the Alps (Geneva-Mont Ventoux-Geneva) camping each night so can only imagine it's that x1,000,000.
Magnums are my favourite Ivehadenoughofclimbingmountainsbonkfood too
Can't wait for the next instalment
Closest thing I've thing done like it was a two week trip round the Alps (Geneva-Mont Ventoux-Geneva) camping each night so can only imagine it's that x1,000,000.
Magnums are my favourite Ivehadenoughofclimbingmountainsbonkfood too
Can't wait for the next instalment
Edited by lastofthev8s on Thursday 29th December 12:48
astroarcadia said:
Watched it in my coffee break today. Fabulous little documentary. Definitely worth a watch.astroarcadia said:
Brilliant video, shows how hard it was, big respect to all.Day 9 is up. I call this one The Unrideable Day. The final numbers are unremarkable but this was the craziest day's riding I've ever done.
They cancelled the Dubai Tour stage last week when the winds got to 65kph. Gusts peaked at 215kph in Croatia on Day 9.
They cancelled the Dubai Tour stage last week when the winds got to 65kph. Gusts peaked at 215kph in Croatia on Day 9.
tr7v8 said:
astroarcadia said:
Brilliant video, shows how hard it was, big respect to all.Made all the more enjoyable by playing wheres gruffy - didn't spot him though.
Great write up of day 9 - thats some bat s
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Once more I'd like to say a huge thank you for all the support from Pistonheads and PHers. Your collective generosity is helping to save many lives.
They are coming, I promise. I'm hoping to finish these over the next 6 weeks. I've a trip to the Kamchatka Peninsula over Easter that should give some downtime to wrap them up.
I was hoping to do more audax this year but the calendar hasn't really fit well with family and social commitments so it's mostly self-directed riding. I'm going to ride The Dean (300) on the 25th March. I missed the boat on the London-Wales-London ride at the end of April but will ride it anyway. Possibly the Brimstone 600 on 27th May as test-ride with support crew, a week before the Tour of Cambs. The big target for the year is LEL, where I want to put in a decent performance and challenge for a top finish. I've got some independent 400s planned that tie around travel plans (SWMBO flies, I ride); the Dun Run double etc. There's the Hereward The Wake (300) which leaves at 10pm on Friday 14th July. I may do that for a final night ride test before LEL.
After that I've got Revolve24 pencilled in, plus a cheeky visit to China to nab that Taklamakan Desert Highway that Guy Martin has popularised. Possibly a stab at the NC500 record if I'm strong after all that and the crewed ride goes well. The NC500 record is a very tough one though (830km, 10,000m+ climbing and 31h23m) and no amount of training is going to make me top climber.
I was hoping to do more audax this year but the calendar hasn't really fit well with family and social commitments so it's mostly self-directed riding. I'm going to ride The Dean (300) on the 25th March. I missed the boat on the London-Wales-London ride at the end of April but will ride it anyway. Possibly the Brimstone 600 on 27th May as test-ride with support crew, a week before the Tour of Cambs. The big target for the year is LEL, where I want to put in a decent performance and challenge for a top finish. I've got some independent 400s planned that tie around travel plans (SWMBO flies, I ride); the Dun Run double etc. There's the Hereward The Wake (300) which leaves at 10pm on Friday 14th July. I may do that for a final night ride test before LEL.
After that I've got Revolve24 pencilled in, plus a cheeky visit to China to nab that Taklamakan Desert Highway that Guy Martin has popularised. Possibly a stab at the NC500 record if I'm strong after all that and the crewed ride goes well. The NC500 record is a very tough one though (830km, 10,000m+ climbing and 31h23m) and no amount of training is going to make me top climber.
After a long wait I've added three new blog entries in the past couple of weeks.
Day 10: The Bosnian Rollercoaster
Day 11: Get busy living
Day 12: You beautiful lumpy bd
And if anybody's coming to this for the first time, the Transcontinental story begins back here.
Day 10: The Bosnian Rollercoaster
Day 11: Get busy living
Day 12: You beautiful lumpy b
dAnd if anybody's coming to this for the first time, the Transcontinental story begins back here.
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