Transcontinental Race (London - Istanbul) - #TCRNo4

Race for 10th also hotting up with @Keiway#152 possibly in for his second top ten finish.

Where did Sandholt come from? I don;t remember him being in this group at all!

It looks like he had a long tracker outage, leading to frrt thinking that he still needs to go to CP4 so putting him way down the rankings.

Amazing ride, @skinny. I'm in awe. Congratulations!

Bravo skinny. Incredible comeback after getting sick.

Geoffroy is on the move again!

Glad to hear that, was getting quite conflicted by his apparent gamesmanship, felt all kinds of wrong to be having a go at a man who has ridden like he (or any of the competitors) has, but it is a race and sportsmanship counts for a lot.

(I don't actually like the word "sportsmanship" but can't think of another that covers the concept).

honour

Tracker off was good, skinny would not know he was stopped so had to carry on hard to the finish thinking he could be overtaken any moment. The dot watchers have a tense few hours of nervous excitement wondering if their chosen dot comes fourth, all the time Geoffrey is walking along trying to cope with an annoying mechanical.

Yes, the following pack would have hunted him down too.

I suppose it did add a note of suspense but if everyone starts to hide their strategy, strengths and weaknesses that way the suspense will very quickly disappear.

Exactly, so sort of disappointed that Sandholt gets to leapfrog everyone from out of the blue...

How is the guy who broke his forks?

think that was Frank #66. he's 26th so doesn't seem to have affected him too much.

@skinny well done man! I'll buy you a beer in a couple of days

@skinny well done man! I'll buy you a beer in a couple of days

Oi, get off the internet and back on your bike. What are we paying you for?

@skinny and all the other racers should be buying you the beer for being the youngest in the race...don't let them forget that.

@hippy

Well done @skinny what an amazing ride.

Keep going and keep smiling. Next year you will be waiting for @skinny

Hippy is off again :)

Go hippy Go!

The Coyle/Trees/Dussault threeway is hotting up nicely.

trackleaders is killing me. Every refresh Ultran and Trees swap places :S

Thanks everyone!
Pleased.

Chop chop @bananaskid beer waiting.
Not far for hippy.

Awesome ride - well done sir!

An utterly bloody awesome ride skinny. Very, very impressed :-)