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How fresh can you look https://www.instagram.com/stories/robingemperle/3419269801854087344/

Josh also out

24-07-24 #18 Josh Ibbett Rider scratched 9:37 CEST via email due to knee pain.

Victor was riding hard but also stopped 7 hours first night and 8 hours second night, so looked like he was doing ok. He "won" NC4K last year so has a bit of experience.

Victor Bosoni (232), the 22-year-old wild card who has been riding within the top 20 at the front of the Race, is turning around to correct an unfortunate error. Victor had the unpleasant realisation today that he had left his passport and wallet 270KM behind him at a petrol station. A situation that would see some throwing in the towel, Victor has begun a tedious though strong-willed journey backwards to retrieve his essential belongings. Having already climbed over the Grossglockner, it looks as though he may be headed for Brenner Pass, which he will of course then have to come back over again once he has collected his things. Despite a near 550KM detour, the passionate Green Leaderboard rider is still aiming for the Finisher’s Party in Istanbul — a commendable show of determination from the young ultra cyclist.

Victor Bosoni turning back, looking like a scratch. Read about the kid's story and was really rooting for him. Such a shame.

For Victor it's even insaner. (if correct)

AVG Moving Speed: 32.20 KM/H

Last week, Jonathan France finished his north coast cluster in Great Britain, spanning from Brighton in the south of England to John O'Groats in the northeast of Scotland. One of tiling OG's, Jon connected his cluster to Edinburgh and beyond in 2022. This year he took his cluster all the way north.

An impressive feat, considering all the tiles he had to bushwalk his way into. Climbing fences, crossing marshes, being chased off land, lots of hikes and hike-a-bikes and some second attempts because the first didn't work, even with careful planning. While at it, he is the 12th person to cross the bar of 20.000 cluster tiles!

https://squadrats.com/map/hcO4fVgf3jXeX2RI1CSybglPfWp1/14

Abdullah retiring after TCR? :(

“It feels full circle in a lot of ways,” said Abdullah. “I feel grateful just to be here, it feels like I’m finishing off something I started quite a while ago, as in from when I started ultra cycling to now, and how I feel like it’s finishing.’

One of the frontrunners is 22 year old Victor Bosoni (232). He "won" NC4k last year but got DQed because not sticking to mandatory resting periods. Curious to see how long he will last because he started hard.

Marcel Sketches is back at it. Love these :) https://www.instagram.com/mrcl_sketches

Here is my report of the Taunus event I posted about last month:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkcoPix5VB4

They allowed it again because now they sell it in their webshop so it's available to everyone.

They both uploaded to Strava and indeed their times for the last stretch of the descent are the same. Of the others only Ayuso uploaded too and he was 5s slower on that stretch, so not really a difference.

Learn Dutch. Sporza best commentary <3

From DCRs review:

Here’s what’s new (as compared to the existing Edge 1040 units):

– Changed display to 3.5” Transmissive LCD display (with 1,000 Nits brightness, resolution 480×800)
– Added an actual speaker (as opposed to just a beeper)
– Added Audible Bike Bell (and can even be triggered by remote shifter buttons)
– Added Road Hazards (potholes, dangerous dogs/animals, downed trees, etc…)
– Added GroupRide Challenges & Awards
– Added GroupRide Incident Detection (notifies everyone in a group ride of a crash)
– Added Road Surface Type to on-device data
– Added WiFi Map Manager for Updates/Downloads (previously required computer)
– Added Garmin Share (direct device-to-device transfers, kinda like before, but to be expanded to numerous Garmin device types)
– Added Garmin Pay contactless payments (NFC payments)
– Updated PowerGuide to better account for Stamina/Wind
– Revamped User Interface to leverage new processor/display
– Added on-device tutorials to explain things this review somehow doesn’t
– Added new ‘interactive data pages’ (basically swipe up/down to view more/less data, like Hammerhead Karoo)
– Added on-device course creator for point-by-point courses (versus round-trip courses previously)
– Revamped data page customization (also, like Hammerhead Karoo)
– Significantly increased instant gradient responsiveness (e.g. how long to go from 0% to 6% as you start climbing)
– Changed to replaceable mount tabs (you can remove the whole thing to replace if it breaks)
– Increased the weight to 161g (Edge 1040 is 126g)
– Claimed battery life is 20 hours, and 60 hours in battery saver mode (see my testing later on)
– Maintains IPX7 water resistance
– Maintains 64GB internal storage
– Increased length slightly, which may not fit in some mounts
– Price is at $699 ($50 less than the Edge 1040 Solar which is technically $749)

Riders list https://www.lostdot.cc/blog/tcrno10-rider-list

Looking at the tiles, yup

Everyone, put Jesko's Taunus Bikepacking event on your bucketlist. The route is amazing. Never heard of this region before but I'll be back for sure but next time touring not racing.

Sunday is the start of the Taunus Bikepacking event, organised by Jesko von Werthern (TCR veteran). 1000km/17000vm mixed terrain in the Taunus region. I'm cap 75, trackers here: https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/taunusbikepacking/

Stick to remove mud.

No sleeping, just a few "powernaps" on the bike... https://www.instagram.com/reel/C68O2HwMGzM/

2nd finisher of last year, Constantin Backmann, came back to win this time, and 8 hours faster. That's 2 days of 500km and 10000vm. Having done the course myself that is just almost incomprehensible.

I'm very happy with the Canyon cargo bibs

@hippy started his Mittelgebirge Classique race (in the pairs). Tracker here https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/mc24/