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Sod off. You know that meeting up with a relative during a race is way over the line of assistance. Might as well get a tow from a sticky bottle. I believe under tcr rules it’s allowed at checkpoints (need to confirm), but if you pre plan a meeting then that’s taking the piss.
In the interest of clarity. I did bump into my parents on one tcr (as did most other reacers) but I didn’t seek them out. They came and found me at a supermarket as I ate lunch on the pavement. The race went through their tiny French village. And I made my peace with it as they cheered on nearly every racer. So it wasn’t special for just I. And I was in 136th place having had 36h out and deemed my ‘race’ over.
skinny-
What about all the yanks with family coming out with banners and shit? They don't get any support (other than a mental boost I guess) and there's nothing said about it.
You don't rip into Janey for meeting her mates during TABR, for example.
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Almost every blog of TABR I've read though has the rider 'breaking the rules' in my mind though so perhaps it's not a great example.
Not following race route, calling parents for help/weather reports, meeting friends/family, booking shit in advance, etc.
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I did bump into my parents on one tcr
DQ!
:P
hippy
So long as there was no assistance, it's fine.
Depends what they mean by "with" :)