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

What are you on about, he has THREE bottles!

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How quickly can I get to Hungary, I wonder...
http://www.platipus.com/event/union-jack-live-o-z-o-r-festival-2017-hungary/

Still 6 less than @bananaskid did.

Just a good luck to all the competitors and i hope their are no tragedies.

Still ran out of water though...

In France probably.

I'm in for a rude shock after the 'well stocked' US, aren't I?

My favourite thing is that unidentifiable cracking noise just before a 4000k race...

Bloody hell - there was me investigating cryogenics to get me through the gaping chasm between Le Tour and La Vuelta... and boom, TCR! Looking forward to watching dots and scanning twitter. Amazing number of riders popping up on LFGSS. Good luck to all.

I really regret selling my steamroller now :(

More set ups have rolled in.

Roger Seaton:

Gavin Peacock:

Danial Mokhtar's Talbot:

Mikko Mäkipää's setup.

Shiny things.

I'm curious about the number of bikes running mudguards. Yes, i understand the benefit of a mudguard in keeping one's gooch dry in some circumstances but also appreciate the negative elements of mudguards. Aside from the minor weight addition, they can make dealing with punctures more fraught and a slight knock can cause rubbing against the tyre or wheel. I would have thought that given that southern European downpours are likely to leave one thoughly soaked in any event, the additional maintenance of mudguards outweighed their usefulness.

Or is it simply audax riders used to running mudguards along with their beards and sandals?

What a cool blog. Interesting to see the development over the years.

These frame bags that are custom around bottles! FFS.

Just get a water bladder.

These frame bags that are custom around bottles!

Look like Amoeba. Sick!

Just back from Romania and realised I went to control point 4, lovely bit of road - quite busy on a hot day. Also went to #3 last summer - another lovely bit of road. Good luck everyone.

Lynne B had one on during the National 24hr. It looks like it came in handy.

Personally I hate them and even when they are a good idea I normally don't bother with them.

Don't spoil our lols.

National 24h in north west England, I can understand but the rain that will hit in the Balkans, whe it comes is so torrential that no mudguard will save you and the rest of the time they are a mechanical waiting to happen.

That looks like the kind of 'road' I'd end up on.

I rode through that huge storm last year because I'm a fucking idiot. Mudguard would've done nothing. Passing trucks kicked up as much water again as was coming from the sky, knocking headphones out of my ears from under my rain jacket. I had to laugh...

thought about a bladder then decided against. Single point of failure that could end a race if something goes wrong Bottles are easily replaceable and bottle cages can accept a variety containers.

my clubmates set up, running same frameset as me