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Annoying, but they could also just have similar pace and are trying not to let the other get away. Though it would be better to deliberately make a bit of a gap in one way or another. For example in NCT Kai and Steffen were riding so close to each other for some days, that they could see each other on long straights and on breaks, because neither of them wanted to be slower. And when they shared a couple of hotels, the night didn't make a difference either. I was riding close to them for a while too, but when I saw them, I let off the gas or stopped/did not stop there to make a gap.
This race looks so good, why am I not there!?
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I wonder who will be the first to complete the triple crown of Eurasian long bikepacking races racing the NCT, TCR and SRMR back to back? Anisa Aubin did the NCT and TCR and Mikko is going TCR and SRMR so why not?
Looks like Lee Craigie is continuing offroad after the stop at Tash Rabat Caravanserai. Maybe given up racing as there was some rumours that she fell ill?
Commuterist
'Our first 3 riders have now reached CP2 on the Silk Road. Jay Petervary was first to arrive 18:20 local time, followed just over 2hours later by Kim Raemakers and Pierre Arnaud la Magnan within 3minutes of each other.' 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔