Author Topic: Transcontinental 2017.  (Read 46281 times)

quixoticgeek

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #150 on: 01 April, 2017, 12:42:19 am »
In response to someone asking about power meters for TCR.

Guys, forget about all that crap. Or, as the great Fausto Coppi told a reporter when he was asked how he became such an amazing champion: "ride your bike, ride your bike, ride your bike".

As an avid dot watcher with a love of data, if anyone used a power meter for the whole of the TCR, I'd be really interested to see the data...

J
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jiberjaber

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #151 on: 01 April, 2017, 08:43:55 am »
In response to someone asking about power meters for TCR.

Guys, forget about all that crap. Or, as the great Fausto Coppi told a reporter when he was asked how he became such an amazing champion: "ride your bike, ride your bike, ride your bike".

As an avid dot watcher with a love of data, if anyone used a power meter for the whole of the TCR, I'd be really interested to see the data...

J

James Haydon did and has posted some of the stuff in his blog

http://jamesmarkhayden.uk/
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Joergen

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #152 on: 06 April, 2017, 08:04:55 pm »
They give you a £10 discount if you have ridden the event!

Oh, well in that case!
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #153 on: 26 May, 2017, 01:00:52 pm »
Those of you have entered probably already know this but the race is taking place.

If you have entered, bring back lots of stories for the rest of us to read.

A fitting last ride for Mike too.

http://road.cc/content/news/223212-transcontinental-race-go-ahead-mike-hall-take-his-final-ride
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #154 on: 26 May, 2017, 01:06:59 pm »
Quite happy about it going ahead officially.

I've already booked tickets back from Greece.

First I have to get through this little 6700k race...
https://transambikerace.com/
http://trackleaders.com/transam17i.php?name=Hippy_Hippy

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #155 on: 26 May, 2017, 02:31:37 pm »
All the best Hippy, will be dot watching
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #156 on: 27 May, 2017, 08:20:26 pm »
Yep good to know its going ahead for so many reasons.
Hippy, I got a 1000 km warm up, Paris to Turin, week before go time. You got me well beat there man. Kudos to ya.
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quixoticgeek

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TCRNO5
« Reply #157 on: 27 July, 2017, 06:25:13 pm »

The dots are gathering at the start ready forthis years trans continental. Looks like an exciting and interesting race!

Anyone else gonna be dot watching this year?

Good luck to all those involved!

J

Ps couldn't see another tcr Thread, so started one.
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Re: TCRNO5
« Reply #158 on: 27 July, 2017, 09:04:15 pm »

quixoticgeek

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Re: TCRNO5
« Reply #159 on: 27 July, 2017, 09:07:51 pm »
There's one here!

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=100201.0

Ah yes, not been posted on since May! No wonder I couldn't spot it. oops.

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #160 on: 27 July, 2017, 11:00:36 pm »
<bump - so folks can find this old thread>

They're off tomorrow, starting on some silly cobbled climb in Flanders
 FRIDAY 28th JULY 2017 // 22:00 CET

bon route* to all! 

(*or Flemish equivalent)

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #161 on: 28 July, 2017, 11:53:58 am »
Tip for Hippy: the Ursus Black beer in Romania is a very fine post-cycling tipple.

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #162 on: 28 July, 2017, 08:14:21 pm »
It's hard to contain the excitement!
Just 45 minutes or so until the off.
There's a webcam on one of the churches above the square in Geraardsbergen and it is showing riders starting to gather.  Not long now!

quixoticgeek

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #163 on: 28 July, 2017, 08:26:24 pm »
It's hard to contain the excitement!
Just 45 minutes or so until the off.
There's a webcam on one of the churches above the square in Geraardsbergen and it is showing riders starting to gather.  Not long now!

Ooh, got a link?

J
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #165 on: 28 July, 2017, 08:37:46 pm »
Can't believe hippy is doing this so soon after the transam. Nutter. Complete nutter.
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #166 on: 28 July, 2017, 08:53:44 pm »
It's hard to contain the excitement!
Just 45 minutes or so until the off.
There's a webcam on one of the churches above the square in Geraardsbergen and it is showing riders starting to gather.  Not long now!

Ooh, got a link?

J

Crashed under weight of traffic...

Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #167 on: 28 July, 2017, 09:01:13 pm »
unfortunate analogy....

Wowbagger

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #168 on: 29 July, 2017, 07:53:22 am »


I found this picture of all the women taking part. Not great quality, but that looks very like That Emily Chappell on the end of the front row. Emily, of course, had a very successful ride last year.

When Canardly, Speshact and I were in Avignon, we met a couple who were doing an enormous circumnavigation of France on their pristine bikes with identical luggage. They told us that they were taking part. The lady is in the back row, pink top, considerably taller than all the others. Their FB page is here: https://www.facebook.com/SinaVictorTCR5/
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quixoticgeek

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #169 on: 29 July, 2017, 10:19:26 am »


I found this picture of all the women taking part. Not great quality, but that looks very like That Emily Chappell on the end of the front row. Emily, of course, had a very successful ride last year.

When Canardly, Speshact and I were in Avignon, we met a couple who were doing an enormous circumnavigation of France on their pristine bikes with identical luggage. They told us that they were taking part. The lady is in the back row, pink top, considerably taller than all the others. Their FB page is here: https://www.facebook.com/SinaVictorTCR5/

Higher quality, but black and white, That Emily Chappell posted this on twitter earlier:



I'm thinking that the Adventure Syndicate is achieving it's aims.

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #170 on: 29 July, 2017, 12:21:23 pm »
I love the expression on 2nd from right, front row.
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quixoticgeek

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #171 on: 29 July, 2017, 02:17:50 pm »

This is showing up on twitter:



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hellymedic

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #172 on: 29 July, 2017, 02:37:02 pm »
Words fail.
Thoughts are with all left behind.

Wowbagger

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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #173 on: 29 July, 2017, 02:42:43 pm »
That is dreadful. Condolences to all involved.
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Re: Transcontinental 2017.
« Reply #174 on: 29 July, 2017, 02:49:26 pm »
Oh how dreadful.

That's three for three (Indian pacific, Transam, and now the TCR). Stats and coincidences and all that, I know. Three continents, and experienced riders. What the heck?

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