Transcontinental Race (London - Istanbul) - #TCRNo4

Thanks guys for your interest but i am on the road again in switzerland as my tracker is showing. I have powered it for my family like this they know where i am. I ll be back hère to share a new idea for the next TCR. Your support has been really inspirational. All we can try we must do it. Thanks see you later. David#130

David

Thanks for popping by! Congratulations on your ride and congratulations for getting back on the bike so quickly. Really enjoyed following your progress and would love to hear more about your trip.

Chapeau!!

If anyones interested... Powermeter data

The TransAm rules say no private accommodation, which I presume applies to TransCon too but I've read of people making use of the locals and sleeping in their workplaces or whatever. Not prearranged accommodation with friends and technically it was available to all racers but is this in or outside of the rules?

Do they also have a rule like, act in the spirit of the race?

People will always try to bend rules. Just do what you feel is acceptable.

And I don't think that rules applies to transcon. But if it were a mates place it would be 3rd party support. However if you met a stranger who said, want to sleep on my floor. Then that's fine.

http://transambikerace.com/rules/

Spirit: Above all, attempts are intended to be solo / self-supported, self-timed, and observed as one stage, i.e. the clock runs non-stop. The challenge is complete upon arrival to the opposite Trans Am terminus from start. There are no required checkpoints or designated rest periods on course. There is no finish time cut-off!

Modus operandi: To complete the Route, a rider may resupply food / equipment, rent a room, launder clothing, even service their bike at commercial shops along the way. The intent is to ride unsupported between towns, and function self-supported when in towns. Any services utilized must always be commercially available to all challengers and not pre-arranged. No private resupply, no private lodging.

Trans Am Bike Race strives for equal opportunity within the GC. Whether doing an independent time trial or tackling the grand départ, the Trans Am requires that every challenger—from those living along the route to those living on other continents—have an equal playing field. Therefore, outside assistance with navigation, lodging or resupply (especially receipt of supplies from a non-commercial shipper) is prohibited.

Visitation: Family and friends may visit riders in route but can in no way provide material support or shelter.

Yeah private lodging to me reads, that if I lived in a town along the route. I couldn't stop at my house while racing. Or my buddies. Unless the offer was open to everyone.

AirBNB en route?

Yeah, that's what I made of it but I don't want to ride 6000k and then be told "oh you stopped and slept at someone's house after you chatted to them at a restaurant and they took pity on you, so now you're DQ'd". I mean, it's unlikely I would be staying at some random's house but who knows what might happen on the road.

Not sure, it's a grey area again isn't it. It's a private residence but not really because anyone could book it once the race had started.

It's not 3rd party support. It's publicly accessible.

So long as you only book while in the race. Just like you could an hotel.

I guess. Maybe I'm just too worried about being DQ'd for some bullshit thing.

Check in advance. Any grey area (or gray as Americans might write)

I've tweeted them.

So long as you only book while in the race. Just like you could an hotel.

Even if it were allowed, booking in advance is tricky as you force yourself into a schedule that may not reflect reality (headwinds, tailwinds, etc). Even a few hours slower/faster than expected and that plan will begin to fall apart.

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Are you french ?

Fantastic achievement, very well done. I would love to hear more about your experience!

only just caught up with this megathread. didn't realise how active it was on here!

thank you all for the support and kind words throughout the whole thing.

I hope to write up something a bit more substantial about it all when I get a chance.

Well done Leo!

Forza Leo aka. blurred lens

Im guessing Tinder is banned as I'd have an unfair advantage.

Leo. Your Intstagram postings were absolutely superb. I will look forward to your longer musings. Well ridden. Well written.

If you actually used your own photo, I'm sure the organisers would take pity and let it slide.

It seems that David cycled from Zurich to Neuchatel (is that the Swiss Newcastle?) where he caught a train.