TransAm 2016 - www.transambikerace.com

Snapped!

Rest here: http://transambikerace.com/day2p1/

Updates on Lael, assume he'll post more on the blog as the race goes on... https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/trans-am-bike-race-2016-update-sisters-or/

I didn't realise Lee was racing, be interesting to see how he gets on. He's had some bad luck and mixed success.
His approach to training = ride as much as possible. Bit Steve A esq. but not as much of a monster.

Nice post that @andy_k

Good to see him smiling and enjoying it.
In the end of the day, when the dust settles. It's about smiling and the memories of fun.

Where's that page that tracked sleeping patterns for all the riders, live, last year? Had some funky IP address but was very interesting. Maybe it was for the TD, not sure...

It was TCR I think but the guy stopped paying the website fee

Women leading the way! Good to see. Going to be a good fight between them.

Nice!!

Interesting to see there's only a handful of people taking the option to ride west...

Bikes of transam: http://transambikerace.com/racer-steeds/

Few more photos from day 2, think @gabes friend is in there in the brklnd kit... http://transambikerace.com/day2p2/

I really feel emasculated by my lack of deep rims.

Lael's bike is awesome.

Opportune repost;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diZgO_oZBZU

^ there's a massive post about her prep/bikes/generally being awesome...

https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/arizona-to-baja-to-alaska-to-trans-am-from-the-tropics-to-the-arctic-and-everything-therein/

Yeah she's got all the best gear.
You need it when doing races and milage like this. Cheap stuff just won't cut it.

I wondered if Spesh were supporting here, but appears not. Shame.

Yeah, all reliable stuff for sure. Maybe not the lightest but all strong, sensible choices. There's a paragraph in there somewhere that thank spesh for the bike, so maybe semi-supported...

Still riding in a cotton tshirt though...

didn't see that, I skimmed it. I figured there was as spesh shoes, helmet, frame, roval (spesh) wheels. So she's all spesh.

Yes, it's not about lightest, or fastest. But gear you trust to work mile after mile.

But those wheels! Awesome..

Sarah Hammond.

https://www.facebook.com/HamosTransAm/

Someone check Rapha stock levels!

yes, seems so - ladies 1-2 at the moment!

Yep, that's him. He's doing pretty great. Warned him on Hangouts that he's ahead of Jay Petervary, he replied and said he'd just had some food with JP and not realised who it was. Lol. Probably JP was pissed that he's not as famous as he thinks.

Jay Who?

http://lacemine29.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/an-open-letter-to-jay-petervary.html

Oh, I didn't realise he was a bit of a dick. Who was the other guy swapping turns in that first race? Why wasn't he named?

"In 2007 you used a sail to blister your way across the Great Divide Basin on your first attempt at the divide race."

dafuq?

Damn, I thought Jay Petervary was cool but everything he's 'raced' he's fucking cheated in! What a prick!

Probs loves a bit of EPO too.