Transiberica Bike Race (Spain)

It's a lot further than PBP though isn't it?

Probably couldn't find any yellow ones

All the info for Transiberica 2019!

https://www.transiberica.cc/transiberica-2019/

Ah, come on man, free-route, don't make me look at maps again! :P

Well I guess I might have enough holidays left In September

Trans pryanees looks like my kinda race.

Plus I want to see Spain too. Both races look good!

That's the most funny thing of these races!
The rest is ride and follow the track.

Some nice views and a lot of pain hahaha

https://www.transiberica.cc/transpyrenees-2019/

That's easier... just following the mandatory track.
950kms and +22.000m climb

I like the riding, the views, the pain. Not so much the maps :)

At least, this year you will have 8 points to connect!
That's much more easy.

The worse navigate area is in Portugal... the rest it's more or less simple, with some diferent options but all goods.

For a few quantity I'm sure you can find someone to get the track...
Hahaha

#noexcuses

Stage 1: 498km 4856m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/181727­4482

Stage 2: 392km 4828m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/182006­1983
Stage 3: 407km 2661m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/182240­4614
Stage 4: 250km 5042m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/182436­4117
Stage 5: 361km 2844m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/182642­6002
Stage 6: 327km 3907m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/182889­3531
Stage 7: 211km 2720m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/183147­9992
Stage 8: 312km 4040m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/183357­3928
Stage 9: 700km 7601m climbed https://www.strava.com/activities/183763­586

Some Notes over the facts,

Stage 1, I needed to stopped sonner than I wanted because the havy rains on Pyrenees. So I rest longer, clean and dry my clothes

In Stage 4 I had some sleep issues as I hadn't slept between Stage 2 and 3 trying to cut the differences with Omar an trying to add more pressure on he.

Also having Pico Veleta as a goal to get firstly than Omar I pushed more over the night on the Stage 3.

In stage 7 I had many problems in the knees.
The CP3 Pico La Torre turned out to be very hard with 5 kms above 10% on average, late at night and with a lot of humidity it burst my tendons. The next day I couldn't push so I decided to rest them, covered them and reduce inflammation (ibuprofen and radiosalil)

In stage 8 I still had knee problems us it's impossible to recover while ride but I still had the personal goal to finished in less than 10 days so planned a last long stage riding thought the night to get it.

Inland Galicia was terrible! quite hilly and unexpected warm

You already can register on Transiberica 2019

1st of September
3.500kms 45.000m (8CPs)

https://www.transiberica.cc/transiberica-2019/

01/Nov/2018 – 30/Dic/2018
_Solo category: 210€
_Pair category: 190€

Registration
01/Jan/2019 – 30/Jun/2019
_Solo category: 240€
_Pair category: 220€

http://www.bikepacking.com/event/transiberica-2019/

Check Points info. 2019 will have 8 CPs
1 in France, 5 in Spain, 2 in Portugal.

https://www.transiberica.cc/transiberica-2019/transiberica-2019-checkpoints/

You can see more info on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/transibericaultracycling

Last 19th The Vuelta Ciclista a España 2019 excitingly announces Javalambre Observatory as a new addition to their 5th stage!

Our riders in the Transibérica Ultracycling Race will be climbing to the Javalambre summit (2,020m) to get to CP2, right after the Vuelta!

Trying to plan this season is a massive headache and that's just the transit, not even looked at race routes yet.

Anyone from UK/London racing the @TransIbericaBR ? I have a BA Companion voucher to use that might work out cheaper than paying for your own ticket(s) to Bilbao with cash. Let me know, peeps.

After @Samuli said these came up smaller than the 35mm specified I thought I'd buy one to try out. Comes up 34mm on my Kinlin rim and looks to have enough clearance to be fine for road riding (assuming I can keep it out of the mud).

And canals.

Wait, there's canals in Spain? Uh oh

Starting tonight: https://transiberica2019.legendstracking.com/
Hippy cap#1

Well go on then! Ten minutes past start time and they're all still there.

Hippy appears to be cap number 1.

Transhippyrica?

Hippy is just past the cp1 parcours. Mid pac, though they all are pretty close to each others, less than a day in the race. Though Ulrich #28 is a bit ahead.

Kim and Sami, 12 and 2, are my mates. Second and third now. Sami rode this last year too, and has done Japanese odyssey and lots of other big rides closer by. He hasn't been at the sharp end of a ride like this but knows what he is doing and nothing will probably stop him. Kim hasn't done anything this big but lots of shorter challenging rides and is strong. Not a surprise they are so close to each other now as they've (we've) ridden so much together their pace is pretty similar.

So many races this year and hippy is involved with every other one. Nice to hear about your mates Samuli.

hippy in seventh position and within reach of all but Ulrich Bartholmos #28 who is out on his own and about to hit CP2. hippy’s Gooch has turned red.

I imagine hippy a bit like tim krabbe and the rider. He isnt actually racing, hes just sat on the sofa tweeting while sipping a fruity ipa.