Transcontinental Race No. 5 - TCR5 - #TCRN05 - 2017

I should do a weight loss video now, yeah and cash in ;)

Ivan has added a new feature to frrt, scrapes instagram posts and adds them to the route
https://frrt.org/tcrno5/social

Looks like he either got stumped by the tunnel at St Anton or didn't fancy doing the St Anton Pass.

They race up that climb in the Tour of Sibiu in July; Egal Bernal (new Sky signing) did the last 20km in under an hour to win

Ivan has added a new feature to frrt, scrapes instagram posts and adds them to the route

https://frrt.org/tcrno5/social

rad

Hippo looks to be about 17th.

Not bad for a fat lad.

Come on @hippy !

Time difference is a better indicator of a lead than distance but you can only compare times when they're on the same roads.

The latest point for Bjorn (just outside Vestem) was at 10:45 (remember they're an hour ahead) vs 7:47 for Skinny. So that's a 3h lead.

#lfygoalsachieved

I don't know much about these things, but aren't we supposed to scoff at noobs who put their QRs on the drive side?

Also, is he smiling? How come he's smiling?

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Even better!

That last climb to CP4 looks like it taking it's toll on skinny atm, keep it up dude! The end is in sight!

but aren't we supposed to scoff at noobs who put their QRs on the drive side?

Something to do with the discs I imagine. Less stuff in the way when trying to open,

Thru axle wheels have the QR part on that side.

Apparently some people do it with disc brakes so there's no risk of jamming your knuckle in the rotor when tightening/losening.

Also stops the temptation to lever against the rotor (bending it) and potentially reduces the possibility of an untightened QR falling into the rotor which got some press around the time of the trek recall http://road.cc/content/news/148951-trek-issues-quick-release-skewer-voluntary-recall

So they do. I even have a bike with such a thing but hadn't thought about it.

I'm right on the smiling thing tho, no one should be enjoying themself this far in. @skinny is amaze.

It's also due to hot rotors. Ain't nobody got time for burning fingers when opening a QR/TA

this climb looks incredibly tough based on the speed that @skinny is travelling at, hope its just the gradient rather than having to dodge tourist cars.

Just noticed this on the home page:

Transcontinental Race No. 5 - TCR5 - #TCRN05 - 2017
@hippy started 9 months ago

I know he only started last Friday but after all the agony, suffering and moaning, it does rather feel as though it was 9 months ago.

Re: Ian To's routing

Someone mentioned on the Facebook group that he looked like he was making it up as he went along - something to do with a bizarre looking route between Austria and CP3. His wife, who I think is also updating his own FB page, argued that he had planned his route meticulously, knew it off by heart, and had discussed it so much that she too knew all the details.

Given where he is now considering how strange some of his decisions seem, maybe it is working for him.

Time difference is a better indicator of a lead than distance but you can only compare times when they're on the same roads.

That's right, you see the distance delta concertina when they hit the climbs

Not far to the top for Skinny now (the control is a few km into the descent on the other side).

On the strength of this maybe Skinny should consider a bash at PBP in 2019.

@hippy has almost made it to CP3!!!!

That last climb must be CAT 1 climb, from the time vs distance it looking pretty tough! @skinny is on another level of greatness here today! Keep it up, CP4 is almost there!

https://www.strava.com/segments/9611464