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Samuli
Thanks! Had a blast. Really enjoy expiriencing the challenge and crossing a whole continent on a bike. Puts places on a map and makes you feel like the whole world is yours to explore.
The result/finishing time wasn't really what I expected tbh, lwgs felt empty and hurt especially for the first days or week. Maybe it was the food poisoning I had days before the start, though I was fine to start, but maybe the tank was empty. Or maybe this was too close that Finland crossing record ride. Or maybe I just wasn't that fast right now but it did feel weird. The crash made a big hole in my leg, that didn't otherwise bother much, but I had to spend some time taking care of it, keeping it dry and clean through all the rain. And for some reason the mediocre heat felt a bit much, I can ride so much more easily and without breaks if it's slightly cooler, though I was fine riding in the Lucifer couple of years ago too. But the ride in itself was spectacular, loved the parcours and seeing more of Serbia. And all of the countries. And sleeping in one of the many abandoned frames of houses in the Balkans. And loved the terrible rain we had too, ridiculous hail storm and lightnings in the mountains. Pouring rain and wind throwing you around for the whole 77 km finish parcours last night.