Transcontinental Race No. 7 - TCR7 - #TCRN07 - 2019

Thanks!

I guess the bit from Turin up is a bummer, and I've no idea what traffic in the north of Italy is like. I've ridden along the north-of-the-alps option; it's effectively Swiss national cycle route no. 5 and it means a lot of urban around Zürich and the wind in your face between Neuchatel and Lausanne, but otherwise OK.

Engadin has better scenery, but it's a race.

Screwed up.
have spent an hour spannering to raise my bars to help my neck. Put it all back together and my di2 doesn't work.
I think I've pulled the wire out in the internal junction box. It's been 4 years since I've seen that thing, and I know it's a pig to get to. When I get the right sized Allen key, I can start on a self inflicted job. Shame as was on for 300+ again.

Getting di2 fixed in bike shop.

Hard to change tempo from rushing every minute to hanging around waiting

Good idea. You can relax while they sort it

My opinion is the Italy way is better. But there is not a huge amount in it

Ben Davies at Control 3 now

You can guess which way I'm going!

Switzerland haha

Hope you've re mortgaged!

Looks like Fiona Kolbinger is staying in the mountains, she's turned left at Feldkirch.

or she is going over to `walensee´ an takes another route

Fixed and on the way. 3 hours lost, not too bad.
now waiting at level crossing.

If you jump it will you get disqualified like in Paris-Roubaix?

Don’t jump it.

And glad you are back on the road.

Haha and +1

@hippy is going great this year

Good call. Isn't dotwatching brilliant.

Does going through Liechtenstein put her one country ahead or not?

Cap20 ST another stop off the road.

it is. basically just got really into it because i got called sick for a week, perfect timing i guess

If I jump it with a 20kg bike I'll put my back out

Good to hear others going so well!!

Another relatively short day for me, 230km.
Bettered the 200km minimum I’d set to continue.
Icing the ankles and hopefully a good nights sleep mean I can replicate today, tomorrow.
Then I’ll see if I can build from there.
Hanging on by the skin of my teeth!!
Thanks for all the supportive messages from everyone.

I'll keep watching as long as your dot keeps moving :)

Keep an eye open for your free cake shortly before the CP3 parcours:
https://twitter.com/ustariaposta/status/­1156913621286445057

Haha might all be gone by the time I get there. I feel I’m treading a fine line between racing and touring.
Something that I’ve felt more passionately about as this goes on. I’m definitely racing if very slowly, beating a guy to the border earlier was fun.

230 kms a day would be very serious touring.

Just keep turning the pedals, you're doing brilliantly so far.