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Pretty back-loaded. Gets 1500 km in then starts to go up and down like hills are going out of fashion:

Strong nope from me too... not claustrophobic as such, but the idea of being below ground and hemmed in gives me the shivers even sitting at my desk. I want nothing to do with it.

Yep. The 2500km is 30000m of up

The routes for Race Across France came out... 500km version has 11000m of climbing.

Sinewave Revolution charger. Used for a couple of bikepacking trips but not needed any more. Cost me 110 euros, selling for 75 euros / 65 pounds. Postage from Europe.

I guess if he's pushing back so much, he clearly thinks he's done nothing wrong. Maybe someone who speaks German can ask him like he suggests

Yeah, kind of like the Streisand Effect, his name will be tethered to "that shitcunt that sued after cheating" and their results, if any, will be totally submerged.

Didn't seem to damage Petervary that much (or was all the drama just BS?)

Obviously they can volunteer but you've got to wonder how stupid Sofia Patel (Labour Head of Operations) would have to be in order to post on LinkedIn to say that 100+ volunteers were going to the US to help the Harris campaign. You know the orange one is vindictive, so why poke a bear, even if you think he's unlikely to win?

Does R8000 series di2 work with directmount rear hangers?

Well I've been looking around and after while you know how it gets... #buyer

Been looking at the Brother Stroma but the cable guides bother me as this would be Di2

Looking at a Triebwerk as a (sort-of) winter bike. They any good?

@returnofthestaff - did you buy one, particularly as I was thinking of it or a CAAD

Anyone got a Stroma? how are they to ride

Get a small tray and a stick on garmin clip? I used to have an iphone case I did this with.

Supposedly Pidcock's transfer has hit the rocks. Supposedly Ineos couldn't find an "acceptable replacement" for him and decided the idea of the team being worse whilst paying Q36.5 a large part of Pidcock's salary was a bit much for them.

Terrible; his wife was recently diagnose with MS as well. Two young kids too. Just horrible.

Fair point... too much gnar, not enough IPA and cute dogs?

MTB racers have been doing it for years, not sure why gravel seems to think it invented privateer racing

I thought the RAF 500 I did last year was good; occasional "detours" to take you through towns with shops/bars that were open rather than sticking to just the strict "best" route expecting you to find them as needed (which you know in rural France can be challenging at times). Roads were good quality, not too much traffic and they used bike paths where they made sense.

When I lived in (not quite) London, I heard a huge bang outside and there was a car upside down on the footpath outside my flat. The guy was bleeding so I gave him a towel and started to call the emergency services and he begged me to put the phone away and tried to walk away when he saw the police coming. You could smell the booze from a mile away. If he'd had a car that was drivable he'd have been gone.

the 300 and 500km versions are loops from the finishing town so I can ride to/from the start from Valencia if I want. They've changed the Race Across France route again which is pretty nice, even if it does finish in the same place; I'll do the 500km which I'd guess starts in the vercors from the map.

Yeah shit, sorry I'll check tomorrow

Race Across Spain. I'm going to use it as a training ride as I've got friends in Valencia I keep meaning to see so it's a good opportunity. It's a solo trip but I could probably drive there in a day anyway.

I need to figure out how much time I'm wasting driving over flying tbh... if I could get a bit more time around Valencia that'd be better than spending it on the train

Given the time involved, might be as well to TGV down to the SW and then move on as you said. Perhaps a nice idea but not great in practice

Cheers, it's showing as possible now I just stop at the border. I'll have to see a bit closer to the time for tickets etc as currently SNCF only does night train availability 2-4 months before departure. I've seen photos of bikes on the night train but I've got one of those TGV compatible bike covers I could use if needed just to get the bike on the train.

All that said, to get to Valencia it's looking like 30 hours more or less. Plane considerably less.

Thanks... I'd read that I need to go either via Perpignan or LaTour de Carol but SNCF/Trainline don't seem to be interested in routing that way. I suppose I just need to go into a train station and ask at the ticket office next time I'm in France.