Transcontinental Race (London - Istanbul) - #TCRNo4

The gap's been pretty consistent between them both, might have closed a bit since cp4 as Emily took a longer route through Albania

Top work @hippy and @bananaskid

Drink all them beers!

Emily does appear to be d0ing a tour of National Parks in S Eastern Europe. Fair play to her, they look great.

I suspect many people thought Albania was just a place where Norman Wisdom was once big, who knew it was so beautiful.

Thanks all.

Went a bit quiet towards the end. Three's shitty plan didn't work in half the countries and I'd used my 12gb so they just stop data. So, I slowed down with no one to really race. Happy to have it done.

Awesome ride @skinny and @bananaskid

Just heard Frank the Tanks fork snap story. Mad bastard!

Socrates Solomides appears to have had himself tracked back to his house in the UK. He might consider switching off whatever locates him there.

Did you manage a beer in every country?

Hippy was looking slim.
Tcr the new fad diet approach!?

Perhaps I should try it.

Why not? You can train quite a bit over 12 months...

You not fat again?

Wonder what's going on Lionel Bobb the lanterne rouge, he's headed south/east towards Treviso rather than north to CP3.

Riding to the airport to fly home?

Yeah that's what I thought too but I didn't see any announcement about him scratching...

Looks like he could be headed to the hospital (or one of the many Hotels around the hospital). I hope he's okay!

Nope, he's headed to the bike shop just down the road. Hope his bike is okay! :)

Well done @bananaskid great ride!

^ @bananaskid

So how does everyone get home then with a shed load of bike and kit and no box no put it in ?

ride?

Great ride all - really big challenge - hope you're not too beaten up and recover fast.
Loose much weight ?

100 mile to go for emily.

Well done @bananaskid!

Yep. That was more important than finishing.

Local bike shops help out with cardboard boxes.

Frank crossed border. Emily just behind.

#goemily !!!!

Spectacular ride. And she has been so calm throughout - at least as seen on the videos and heard on her podcasts.