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

Tom, thank you.

I did have a long ride planned for this summer but a succession of injuries and illnesses over the winter and spring ruined my training plan and forced a postponement until next year.

It was a year ago today that I started my London to Cambridge excursion. What that taught me is that riding 200 km a day repeatedly is very tough for a fat old man but doing so without home luxuries, carrying kit, climbing mountains, facing gravel and dogs, and heat and storms and searching for food is more than I could expect of myself. I so admire those still on the road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0­bdw0n3/look-east-evening-news-17082018

Is there a way to check this out from outside UK?

riding 2000 km a day repeatedly is very tough

I bet!

Yeah, Clive, with your track record of riding 2000km per day, you must be able to manage the paltry 450-500km averages of the likes of skinny.

No more excuses now. :)

Can’t link it now but I think skinny put the clip on his YouTube account.

Ay, thank you.

Edit: Linky to SkinnyTube https://youtu.be/SGUPAvUZYbE

Sorry. It just felt like that. Mind you, the energy required to carry my obesity over 200km a day is probably greater than that required to carry @skinny over twice that distance.

#44 posts daily updates in TCR FB group.

I moved to England. Apparently winning is the taking part.

Did you manage to rip a copy? The missus recorded all the channels last night but I've not watched any of it to see if you're on it.

4 posts up. 4.

Comment replied to was on a previous page.

Besides which, I asked if skinny managed to rip a copy, not someone else.

I know. Life can be can be complex at times.

#hippyisalwaysright

Sadly not on FB

Banned from there too?

By Mrs Cleat.

Actually, many years ago, by the Miss Cleats who didn’t want their father to see what they were up to. Now they don’t use it because their mother is all over it.

Just chillin' out here in Banja Luka with Londoner #44 Lionel Bobb, discussing my entry for next year's TCR, haha.

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Brilliant. He looks cheerful. How is his Achilles?

It's a bit better now :-). It's easier for him to cycle than to walk anyway.

@cybernck Great you were able to meet up with him. Plenty of respect for your efforts #44. Wishing you plenty of tailwinds for the end to your race.

Some pics from last Saturday's drive to CP4 :-).

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With the pair from the night before + some new faces:

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At Bjelasnica CP4:

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