Transcontinental Race (London - Istanbul) - #TCRNo4

Hmm, must have misread the times before. Good quick stop (45 mins) from skinny but he's leaving Vukovar 6h30 behind Josh.

Ooh, Lee is on the road again

I think it's probably the bruising he's talking about not chaffing. ISMs will cane sit bones on rough roads. I suggested to his gf that he try wearing two pairs of shorts for some extra padding.

Yeah, that's what I make it. I lost track this morning so didn't realise Josh had gone through CP3 already the gap was 7.5hrs when it looked like it would be minutes. The site needs to be quicker updating checkpoint times. So, he's reduced the gap by an hour today already.

~60 miles between Hibbert and Skinny if I read the map correctly.

Been in meetings all day to come back this awesomeness. Amazing stuff. Looking forward to an evening of constant refreshing.

There was a bit of a delay for Josh at the border (25 min or so), might be faster for subsequent riders if the border control get used to the mad cyclists coming through.

Was it border control or did he just stop for refuel or something?

TBH I can lose 25 minutes doing some "border control" pretty easily, especially if I have a book with me.

Was it border control or did he just stop for refuel or something?

Google satellite view looks very much like a border control station to me, could easily be wrong though.

[EDIT] Yes, more likely to be a petrol station as I just checked up the road (past where Google Maps thinks the border is) and saw the much bigger stuff by the river.

No streetview in FYROM.

This is a stupid question but what do people do about Bike security. I guess its not as big problem in not London

What do people do about Bike security?

By riding to Istanbul.

Yeah but I just thought about going and grabbing stuff from a petrol station. Do they just lean it up outside?

Dont lean

Do they just lean it up outside?

Yup.

It's cities where you have to worry about security, whether in the countryside, you get bored men and galloping sheep to worry about.

which cums first, the bored men or the galloping sheep?

Emily has got a trio to aim for now , if she wakes up.
Could be a new team.

Three of them look like they will be on a ferry together. Lee Pearce is going 4 then 3.

@skinny has eaten 20km into a 100km deficit and is now only 80km behind. Marginal gains....

Leo is in the outskirts of Turin! He is really incredible considering the issues he's had with his Achilles. Go Leo!

Marginal gains....

Bear in mind that he's rolling on the flat whether Josh is going through hilly area.

I have to say this thread is a far better source of info than a) the official site b) the official Facebook thing and c) sodding Trackleaders

True but lead down to 75km now. Just need Josh to fall into a deep and well deserved sleep and who knows what might happen.

Three of them waiting for ferries but all hanging around different parts of the port. Would be nice if they met up and sailed together.

No drafting in the supermarket queue

Bloody hell @skinny you absolute madman. Keep it up fella.