Really incredible to look at the dots for everyone and see how spread out they are after only 1 night.
The leaders on the more Easterly routes have had an incredible average speed overnight, there's no way they can do that constantly. I'm sure it's a psychological thing though, to go hard at the beginning and weaken riders behind with that knowledge that you're n KMs down the road.
6:40am and all is well.
hippy has only had a piss stop or two... he's still rolling: http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16i.php?name=Stuart_Birnie
Really incredible to look at the dots for everyone and see how spread out they are after only 1 night.
The leaders on the more Easterly routes have had an incredible average speed overnight, there's no way they can do that constantly. I'm sure it's a psychological thing though, to go hard at the beginning and weaken riders behind with that knowledge that you're n KMs down the road.