Author Topic: Transcontinental 2016  (Read 61990 times)

mattc

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #75 on: 03 November, 2015, 10:25:11 am »
God no! Lets stamp out that rumour before it gets going.

I think I'm more likely to do a veeeeeeery long audax in similar terrain. dunno for sure; my thoughts on this stuff change a little every year, depending on what I've achieved and/or flopped at ...
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mattc

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #76 on: 03 November, 2015, 06:55:52 pm »
Class Facebook post from Darren Franks:

Here's my map of TCR4. Please don't steal my route!
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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #77 on: 03 November, 2015, 07:21:18 pm »
Class Facebook post from Darren Franks:

Here's my map of TCR4. Please don't steal my route!


Brilliant!

Almost the same as mine - except I can't draw nearly as nicely as this. Oh, and the part where I chickened out ;)
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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #78 on: 25 December, 2015, 08:14:22 am »
Just found out that I've got a place :-)

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #79 on: 25 December, 2015, 08:25:01 am »
Just found out that I've got a place :-)

Congrats. Time to start studying maps!
The other Robw, not the wobbly one

marcusjb

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #80 on: 26 December, 2015, 07:36:39 am »
Good stuff Frank and I look forward to following your dot this summer!

Well done, I believe they had around 600 applications for 300ish places. 

Now go get the miles in!
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Tim Hall

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #81 on: 26 December, 2015, 10:54:11 am »
Just found out that I've got a place :-)

Congrats. Time to start studying maps!
IIRC, zigzag admitted his route planning was something like looking at a road atlas the night before he started.
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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #82 on: 26 December, 2015, 12:01:36 pm »
I've pretty much got my route planned already!

The way it is this year, there is much less scope for different route variations than in previous years, so I'd expect most people will follow a very similar route (unless I've missed something, that is). 

I'll no doubt fine-tune it over the next few months. 

zigzag

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #83 on: 26 December, 2015, 12:40:49 pm »
Just found out that I've got a place :-)

Congrats. Time to start studying maps!
IIRC, zigzag admitted his route planning was something like looking at a road atlas the night before he started.

when i first looked at the route options i realised it would take me weeks to study them by zooming down to street level and making a virtual recce. i decided there are better things to do with my time and planned the route couple of days before the ride. the only downside was that it took me through the mountain tunnels in austria and italy (illegal and v.dangerous on a bike), so i had to use slow cycle paths meandering around the valleys, adding about two days to my initial schedule.
best of luck Frank!!

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #84 on: 27 December, 2015, 11:43:49 am »
Go Frank and enjoy it!
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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #85 on: 27 December, 2015, 08:00:49 pm »
Well done Frank!! Have mega fun!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #86 on: 28 December, 2015, 04:01:41 pm »
How about Torino-Nice, for us real world types... It's just been advertised on the TCR Facebook pages. No entry fees, timing or prizes, but a similar controlled route focused approach over 700km. Starts in September.
torino-nice.weebly.com


Phil W

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #87 on: 26 January, 2016, 07:09:59 pm »
They weren't lying about a race for Grimpeurs ....

Your challenge for the evening. Find a route from CP2 (Furka Pass) to start of parcours for CP3 (Passo san Pellegrino) which involves less than 8,000m of climbing. The direct route I quickly plotted was something like 350km with 8,900m of climbing. So just over a quarter of PBP, and almost as much climbing - and that's just between the middle checkpoints.

Holy crap - gonna need some stronger knees (assuming I'm even brave enough)

Over the years I've spent a lot of time in the Dolomites mountaineering. A couple of years ago I walked north to south across the Dolomites from the border with Austria till the mountains petered out.  You'll cross some great passes to get to those checkpoints. I came down to  Passo di Giau on my crossing, and cyclists who made it up there looked shagged, and that is without any gear on the bike, 29 hairpins and just under a 1km of ascent do that I guess. No plateaus round there, it's climb, descend, climb terrain. 

Good luck!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #88 on: 28 July, 2016, 05:41:08 am »
I'm off to Belgium today - then heading south tomorrow night.
Did anyone else from YACF end up entering? 
If you'd like to follow dots, the tracking site should be here http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16
I won't post here but will try to do the odd update on Twitter (@frank9755)

marcusjb

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #89 on: 28 July, 2016, 07:03:28 am »
Best of luck Frank! I hope it is an amazing adventure. Enjoy yourself even when it is not enjoyable.

Go go go!
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #90 on: 28 July, 2016, 07:59:09 am »
Yeah, we're on the 8:04 to Brussels with two other riders. See you in Geraardsbergen.

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #91 on: 28 July, 2016, 08:22:31 am »
Yeah, we're on the 8:04 to Brussels with two other riders. See you in Geraardsbergen.

I've got another day of not working to do before my train tonight - see you tomorrow!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #92 on: 28 July, 2016, 08:32:49 am »
Try not to knock MORE miles off :P

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #93 on: 28 July, 2016, 01:33:51 pm »
Best of luck Frank! I hope it is an amazing adventure. Enjoy yourself even when it is not enjoyable.

Go go go!

Thanks Marcus.  I am sure there will be such times!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #94 on: 28 July, 2016, 01:35:21 pm »
Try not to knock MORE miles off :P

I don't mind the miles ->> , it's the metres ^^ that I want to knock off!

Phil W

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #95 on: 29 July, 2016, 05:50:09 pm »
Watched the film last night. Have a great race. Look forward to hearing the stories.

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #96 on: 29 July, 2016, 07:46:11 pm »
...
Did anyone else from YACF end up entering?  ...

I don't think she's on here, but many people here probably know her, or know of her, Emily Chappell is doing it too.
Actually, it is rocket science.
 

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #97 on: 29 July, 2016, 11:10:54 pm »
And they are off !
Frank appears to be comfortably mid - pack, a little further west.

marcusjb

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Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #98 on: 30 July, 2016, 12:14:48 pm »
Josh Ibbett scratches after 300km due to back pain.
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: Transcontinental 2016
« Reply #99 on: 30 July, 2016, 12:20:32 pm »
It's a little amusing, how spread out they are, after 15 hours.



You can tell that there's no required route!
Actually, it is rocket science.