Transcontinental Race No. 6 - TCR6 - #TCRN06 - 2018

sweet, thanks for sharing,
need for info!
gobble gobble gobble

Maybe it's a health/medication issue.
The pause at the top of his loop was near a pharmacy.

According to someone on Facebook, he had a mechanical issue overnight which involved walking 10k, then when he got going did not realise his GPS was directing him back to the start........

OMG...
the things that can happen

damn...this bike is sweet - https://www.instagram.com/marinstex/

Aw naw, that is the worst.

On my way to volunteer at CP2. Slovenia is amazing!

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If I am correct he's a design student and thats his diploma at ecal.

well, if we are sharing bike pics...
This pic was taken yesterday a few 100m from where No.79 was a few minutes ago.
Mosel river where Sauer river connects in background behind the hill.
my local stomping ground.

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Craig Bachelor seems to be https://www.instagram.com/airquotescrazy/ judging by the #tcrno6cap197 hashtag.

Only a few videos. He says he made bad route choices and already climbed 3500m. I like seeing him at the front, hope he pulls through and gives the leaders some competition.

great little battle at the moment for the race to CP1. and yeah agreed will be ace to keep craig bachelor in the mix too.

quick check and looks like all forumengers doing just fine at the moment.

jealous

I've seen the road that James Hayden is currently on out of Hornberg, it's >20% in parts IIRC.

DOT WATCHERS BLOG 1:

https://www.transcontinental.cc/dot-watchers-blog/2018/7/29/dot-watchers-blog-1-geraardsbergen

some funnys in there

Interestingly Bjorn L followed the main route down the valley.

He may only be delaying a similar climb, I doubt James and 197 took on a 25% climb without checking alternatives. IIRC any road off that valley road ha similar levels of climb, but it was a few years ago and I wasn't on a bike.

I don't know. Looks like Bjorns route might have been faster

Mechanical, backtracking to bike shop 10km away

Just did a quick comparison on RWGPS now they’re back on same road - both routes had similar gradients, James 11 miles/2300ft Bjorn 13 miles/1900ft

How frustrating! What happened?
Hope it isn’t too bad.

This. How’s it going apart from mechanical?

God don't let it be a rear mech hanger?

What causes some SPOT trackers to update so slowly? Is it that some riders have just buried theirs under luggage and it's blocking signal?

i think even tree cover can do it.

What causes some SPOT trackers to update so slowly? Is it that some riders have just buried theirs under luggage and it's blocking signal?

Configurable, I think. Some have it on 5 mins some 60 mins. If it's erratic then yeah sounds like interference.