Indian Pacific wheel race, one for the dot watchers
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This is shaping up to be quiet the Battle Royale, its going to be adictive watching! It starts Saturday morning in Freemantle.
Its been quite interesting what this race develop over the last couple of months, with the riders announced.
There are some big names in attendance and we will see Mike Hall v Kristoff Alergaert for the first time, along with Sarah Hammond and Juliana Buhring going for it as well.
https://www.indianpacificwheelrace.com/
Its been quite interesting what this race develop over the last couple of months, with the riders announced.
There are some big names in attendance and we will see Mike Hall v Kristoff Alergaert for the first time, along with Sarah Hammond and Juliana Buhring going for it as well.
https://www.indianpacificwheelrace.com/
I'd say about 12 - 14 days for people like Mike and Kristof. Mike did the Tour Divide in sub 14 days and thats 2745 miles, Kristof did the TCR last year in 8+ change for 3000+ kms.
Mike bike is featured here http://road.cc/content/tech-news/219030-bike-check...
Mike bike is featured here http://road.cc/content/tech-news/219030-bike-check...
Gruffy said:
Juliana Buhring was decked by an allergic reaction to ibuprofen. She's on her way back to Perth. She's going to recover and then start again.
Indeed! Would be outstanding if she now set the fastest known time in the process.Juliana said:
Hi all, sorry for the silence, but out in the desert there was no phone reception. Long story short, on the second night of the race I had to stop at the hospital in Norseman as I was blacking out, coughing and having trouble breathing. The doc didn't know what to look for but after some tests said I had blood in my pee and my heartbeat was irregular. They wanted to keep me overnight but I decided to keep riding as it didn't seem anything too serious. My knee had been a bit painful so I had started taking a painkiller to manage it and as I came on the third day I started swelling up, my breathing got harder and my heart was doing strange things. By the time I got into Caigula outpost I was in very bad shape. My face was so swollen I could hardly open my eyes, my head felt like it was being inflated with a bike pump, my skin was on fire and I was struggling for breath. The only thing I am allergic to is ibuprofen and peanuts. As I'd had nothing with nuts I guessed it must have something to do with the painkiller. Turns out it was from the same family as ibuprofen, same components, but 4 times stronger. Fortunately the staff at the roadhouse were really cool and got me on the phone with a doctor who told them to give me cortisone. I need to medicate for a few days and get back to health, so I'm heading back to Perth. But it ain't over till the fat lady sings. I'll start over from the beginning and do it all again, cuz I haven't come this far to go home. Don't worry, that little dot will soon be moving once again. Thanks for the concern and well wishes. I'm still alive and kicking and that's the important thing. Also, I'm doing PR for cyclists with the road train truckies.
Legend.I can see it heading in to two camps. One camp where you have the fixed route and a GPS setup like IWPR and Tour Divide, with tracking via Trackleaders or the own website. The 2nd is a setup like TCR has, full GPS tracking of riders but no fixed route, being much more self reliance on the rider and more adventure like.
I wonder if Mike is planning the same thing he did at the end if the TD. He effectively worked on a 22 hour schedule and took 30 mins to an hour mini sleeps.
It's a tall order, but he can do it, the question is can Kirstof get by on no sleep for the next 28 hours and keep his speed up.
It's a tall order, but he can do it, the question is can Kirstof get by on no sleep for the next 28 hours and keep his speed up.
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