Transcontinental Race (London - Istanbul) - #TCRNo4

Jesper Sorenen is performing the noble task this year. Hope he keeps going.

Yes, there just seems to be something wrong with his device. I use the Free Route map, which now shows him correctly, although the associated list still doesn't.

http://www.frrt.org/tcrno4/map?bounds=47.18038,2.38197,47.66585,3.48061

All you need as a fan is this page:

http://www.frrt.org/tcrno4/r/130-david

:)

Same is true on Free Route

http://www.frrt.org/tcrno4/r/130-david

Snap.

Not sure if that shows him competing or going our for a Sunday evening ride near his home. Let's see where he gets to tomorrow.

Yes #60 is @CarlosBI :D He texts me from time to time. He was worried about food and water, and how the hell others have done the first day without stopping for liters and liters of water. But he's still thinking straight, even over-slept at the last control (7hours instead of 4), but he's feeding well (2 burgers some hours ago, and 2 more in the feedbag). Hope he can keep that good pace and wait until others commit errors or just fade away.

https://www.instagram.com/biziosona/

http://www.frrt.org/tcrno4/r/60-carlos

and wait until others commit errors or just fade away.

That is your spirit no his I assume.

Allegaert just 25km from CP2!

Ultan 208, Hippy 229...

The markers seem to be bunching up a bit more now with Bourgeonnier sitting second in the middle between leader and chasing group.

Can't even imagine the hurt that is being felt right now, very awe inspiring stuff from all the riders. Chapeau indeed...

Bugged phone broken. I've got no service except for 60 seconds just after turning flight mode off.

Probably not the glorious arrivé he was hoping for. He now appears to be at a hotel in Clermont-Ferrand, does he have to go back up to CP1 in the morning?

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I can wait. A bit Matt Hayman. It will come.

Awesome.
We stop, but not for long. The key is no faffing about, in out done.

The morning of a dotwatcher: open all the trackers, Twitter, Instagram... find out what happened overnight.

Seems hippy has moved into the top 10 according to http://www.frrt.org/tcrno4/ tweeting like mad overnight: https://twitter.com/firsthippy presume 2am was a "must get off this saddle for a while" moment.

Mikko just Tweeted his Polar stats for Saturday:

This is what a control card looks like:

Darren Franks ditches clip-on mudguards (surely like everyone else who's ever had a set): https://twitter.com/darrenfranks/status/759801852363960320

And lots of McDonald's, pizza and baguette for everyone.

If he is not just whinging. Looks like @hippy might need one of these.

Srsly @hippy, went into a pharmacy in France last year and plaster really helped.

Skinny's moving.

So David Coulon did start and has said he is determined not to win the lantern rouge this year. Must have been an issue with his tracker.

So much respect for him. His ride last year was epic. Getting up and on the bike day after day. Riding nearly a Ride London 100 each day for a month. And he goes back for more. Bloody brilliant. The spirit of the TCR.

Stephane Ouaja @Keiway#152 posted a picture a couple of hours ago on Instagram which makes it look as though his bike is a bit messed up but it could just be a puncture. Caption is "In the climb for Pontarlier...I was expecting more than a failure." His dot appears to be moving now.

Will try and pop the picture up.

8km between Kristof and Bjorn.. Is that right.. No..

Here

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Bjorn Lenhard > 6500m of climbing so far today.

Ferchrissake.

Carlos at start of climb to CP2

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#48 Jesper Sorensen, although still shown as active, has deviated from the direct route to CP1 and is now in the centre of Paris. In fact he is under the Eiffle Tower. He may have bailed. Let's wait and see.

David Coulon only 90km from CP1.

Probably taking it slowly enough that he's sightseeing along the way.