Trans Am Bike Race / TransAm / TABR

Very low-key arrival in light rain with a lovely little welcoming committee.

Well, that was quite the ride. About 638 miles ahead of the next-placed rider currently, although of course anything based on tracker data is a highly inexact science.

Even with tracker error it’s a decent margin!

bounching dot!

It's not over until the little dot bounces.

It's probably too early to ask, but ... will Hayden-Zeinab-Allegaert* ever happen?

* Names arranged so they scan.

Man. Imma go keep doing laps of Norton Summit like him ...

Never too early, it needs to happen and I'd favour our boy skinny every time.

Will Kristof race anyone again...?
No sign of it so far. Mike's death affected him a lot; maybe it has put him off completely.

It's understandable...

The guys at the finish are super cool. I still need to send something to them for their help and hospitality last year.

Quite interesting interview of Abdullah before the start: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=605939649926625

I know you've been busy man but keep up...
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/14766935/

:P

Oh, apologies for repost. I was quite busy that day indeed.

;)

Obviously, the question on everybody's minds is: When will Samuli do the TABR?

Is this the same Samuli that just did bottom-to-top Finland record? :-D

He would rock it. Top 3 contender.

Obviously. I am interested.

Yeah, hi. I was riding somewhere in Lapland when hippy had posted that video.

So, this is still going on, you know?

Keith is 75 miles from the finish. No real changes behind. Lea still in 10th with 400 miles to go.

50mi.

Such gap. Much dominate.

Keith is 16 miles out and should probably finish in a little more than an hour, perhaps an hour and a half, depending on how fast he's still going at this stage. He has 200 miles on Omar in third.

Apparently Jani Simula is riding somewhere behind Omar, but his tracker is dead. https://m.facebook.com/groups/524758520982933?view=permalink&id=2258379067620861

Keith finished sometime last night. Omar's now about 30 miles out, closely followed by Peter Jackson 20 miles behind. Another five riders could finish today. The next one along from them is Lea, who has 140 miles left and would be tenth if she was the next one after those five, but she could still be caught by Tom Wick.