Caught up with Rimas yesterday (to lend him my batteries and charger as he is riding without a magic dynamo). He was modest as ever regarding his chances but he said he was in better shape than he had ever been, so he should be a contender for a high placing.
As long as his route is ok. When he did it the first time he CBA with route planning and just put the controls into Bikehike the night before and used it without checking. This time he said he just sat down on Wednesday and blitzed it, from 8am-2am in one sitting! He described his route for the first section. It was not the way that I would go, but he will be carrying less body weight and luggage than I would!
I've ridden with Rimas before and he's quick. I mean, he should be he's carrying 30kg less than me. He was the one that called me bumblebee - scientifically speaking they shouldn't be able to fly and yet there they are...
Caught up with Rimas yesterday (to lend him my batteries and charger as he is riding without a magic dynamo). He was modest as ever regarding his chances but he said he was in better shape than he had ever been, so he should be a contender for a high placing.
As long as his route is ok. When he did it the first time he CBA with route planning and just put the controls into Bikehike the night before and used it without checking. This time he said he just sat down on Wednesday and blitzed it, from 8am-2am in one sitting! He described his route for the first section. It was not the way that I would go, but he will be carrying less body weight and luggage than I would!