Transcontinental Race No. 8 - TCR8 - #TCRN08 - 2022

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How hilly is this parcours?

https://www.transcontinental.cc/#/tcrno8-cp1/

Their site is dead.

Seems to work for me

Mullvad VPN seems to have issues with it and AWS.

Parcours length: 120 km
Highest point: 880 meters /
elevation profile 2300 m
Distance from the start: 800 km

The longest parcours on this edition of the race will guide riders through the northern edge of the Ore Mountain range that forms the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. Starting from the small town of Osek riders immediately face a punchy climb to gain the plateau where a mixed surface route will guide them into the Bohemian Switzerland National Park (Národní park České Švýcarsko). The park is known for beautiful and unique sandstone formations and riders will traverse the Tiské stěny which tower over the village of Tisá.

The route visits the historic town of Děčín on the banks of the river Elbe which was built on the foundations of an ancient settlement at the Elbe Ford, an important trade route. Děčín castle, originally built in the 10th century by the dukes of Bohemia, dominates the river bank on a rocky outcrop. The castle features a long and imposing drive leading towards the entrance called the long journey ("Dlouha jizda").

The route finishes with a descent towards Litoměřice where rider’s point their handlebars southwards, traversing the south east corner of Germany, aiming for the Alps.

Control Point 1 lies roughly 800 km from the start in Geraardsbergen and riders will have around 4 days to reach the control location whilst our volunteers are present and the control is operational.

Fiona and @wheels_of_fire heading onto Parcours now.

Any other fixies involved?

Late to the party as usual, but there's Sergey as well: https://www.strava.com/athletes/9157748 - has done TPR

Frank and Doug did some overlapping on their northern routes.

What's Broady doing? Stopped for a picnic on the parcours or is my tracker out of date?

I posted him and another guy riding fixed above.

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16618972/

it's an Italian guy!
https://www.instagram.com/mr_ohm/

That is a very lightweight setup by Robin.

So James Houston #132 managed 400 km until he stopped last night. He checked his bike this morning and noticed a crack on the rear triangle of his frame. He was riding the same Bromptont hat he rode in the PCR but had put on new wheels and given it an overhaul. Brompton delivered a brand new T-Frame to him but it only arrived on Wednesday, too late to test and check for the race.

He was able to find another Brompton but t was only a four speed one as opposed to the modified 12 speed that he was riding and differences in tubing meant that he couldn't move his transmission over to a new bike.

This is a real shame. If anyone could have completed this ride on a Brompton while wearing sandals, it was James. I hope he will be back for another crack (sorry not the right word) next year.

hope that bike shop (check IG) can fix the brompton asap and let him ride safely

Got a steel triangle fitted and he’s back on it!

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I hope he will be back for another crack (sorry not the right word) next year.

Harsh man, harsh :)

I can't get basic bike parts sent to my own house and he finds half a spare bike laying around in a shop. Fucksake.

Fair play to him that he's still rolling.

Haha yeah I am surprised he’s managed to find a shop that deals with Bromptons and has the right part

Yes! pack a spare though

Hope James can make it all the way now, a legend =]

this is awesome. go james on your silly little bike. brilliant stuff

So good. He took time to do tourist things while waiting for his bike to be fixed. True spirit of the race.

Team Pulawski!

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