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Thats a touch; my wife wanted to go and visit it When we were there in 2019 but my usual last minute planning is not normally conducive....

No tedious bike check
It’s taken me 6+ months but I have finally found a perk of Covid!

i know you are a big fan of aerobars; but did these get any action at all?
Is it true you need a bell for Spanish events? Do they enforce?!

There is a danger that this thread becomes an Anti LM rant, and its anything but. Guy is a stud....and apparently a top bloke who genuinely loves riding his bike
The problem comes when the Rapha media machine needs “content”, and its full race kit and his own personal race photographer (or so it seems)

Whereas the Laurens Ten Dam and Emma Pooley (both of who have much more impressive pro palmares) approach is to ride as privateers in a much lower key way. That sits better with me

Lets be honest, Lachlan will generate 100x more coverage for EF smashing us lot than he will finishing 97th in the Tour of Utah....
And as you say, other teams will see the same thing

And then in 5 years Lachlan will finish 21st in Badlands as Egan Bernal wins it, and Get no exposure and so the process begins again !!!!

Brilliant effort Hippy

For no other reason than my nosiness, I am curious how much people listen to music on an ultra?
And is it music or podcasts, and does the genre change during day vs night
And do you listen to more or less and the event progresses

I have done a couple of 3-4 day events and no music at all; but in Very long training rides I play rock; but at night that freaks me out !

I think that move ratio is the inspiring thing; because regardless of speed or power of w/kg, the ratio is the ratio. 93% ride time is unbelievable- you need to properly dig, regardless of talent

I agree and I think that’s why people are unsure of pros doing it - I am sure Lachlan is super humble and nice, but you get the media and the EF/Rapha media wagon on it and it gets distorted

All us mortals think Hippy is doing heroically - these efforts are totally ignored (or worse, diminished) by the sole focus of the Pro Tour winner.

Someone made a good point, having a photographer on course at all time must change the mental dynamic? Not at all saying he is getting support; but at 3am if you see a photographer you know and can say a word or two to him then thats different than the mortals you ride 9 hrs in the dark with not a soul around

Some amazing Badand pics here
https://cyclingtips.com/2020/09/lachlan-mortons-latest-719-km-in-43-5-hours-through-the-badlands-of-spain/

So 2000km, 30000m climbing in a Euro heatwave and he did in less than 4 days? Wow

I heard that if FCO advises against a country any insurance you have is invalid?
Could be bollocks though

Agreed; but quarantine etc will make things hard to plan
ESP when a lot of quarantine decisions will not be rationale, but based on Political perception of need to appear tough

I fear the Three Peaks may be the last of the summer races to get done...
The borders are closing and the tit for tat will start....

Thx. And you liked Transiberica I assume?
that looks mega -and I like a good long distance plod

Rural Spain is so desolate and beautiful

We left UK 3 yrs ago; last yr in Seville and this year in Mallorca. I adore Spain
I want to do Transiberica as a love letter to my new home (sounds weird when written down like that...)
And the Pyrenees are just epic; much prefer them to the Alps...
Being a pest I watched the TPR video and noticed you have aerobars on TPR. You cant have used them that much given that parcours?

To Hippy and anyone else who has done the Transprennes from Transiberica. How was it?!
You clearly like the organisers as you did Transiberica as well?
I might do the double; need to see - think this year I could enter loads and do none
Already binned Catalunya which was this Friday...
So need some inspiration!
The TPR does not play massively to my strengths as I ain’t 60kg; but route looks mega...

I have only done fixed routes; I would be terrible at choose your own (literally terrible)
I can see why Some consider it the purest form as it’s also strategy and planning
But there is something nice and simple about everyone doing the same course from the same starting point and may the best man or woman get to the finish first...

Greetings. Newbie here
Badlands looks amazing; I wonder about Spain though
I have a gravel race next week in Catalunya and its not looking get from a restrictions perspective; French govt advising nationals not to travel there.