The PR ICYMI Thread
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We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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After racing across the whole of the US, Lael Wilcox and Steffan Streich are locked in battle over the final 100 miles
http://trackleaders.com/transam16We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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That is pretty hardcore.
Do they do any video highlights etc?0 -
No it's too amateur and they re all too spread out
video on lael - https://vimeo.com/155896922
Blog on the race - https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/
Check out the Tour Divide too. An insomniac Welshman is destroying it this year (mike hall)! The Terry Smith dot is actually Guy Waker (?). The ex Superbiker turned adventurer.
http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide16
Phone ins here - http://mtbcast.com/site2/tour-divide-2016/
trailer to a film about a previous edition - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/14028/60499172
Edit - Guy Martin, sozWe're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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If you look at Race Flow on TrackLeaders you can see that LW has been riding for 30 hours now (after she stopped for a whopping 4 hr break). SS appears to be struggling with the length of time he has been awake...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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ddraver wrote:If you look at Race Flow on TrackLeaders you can see that LW has been riding for 30 hours now (after she stopped for a whopping 4 hr break). SS appears to be struggling with the length of time he has been awake...
One of the few disciplines where men and women compete on an equal footing then?0 -
possibly, I think Lael is just that exceptional really.
These sort of endurance, unsupported events are still new and I think still only done by people who do it for the love. Like most of these things though there are people that are turning it into a real race rather than just a challenge. LW is the first of these... She's put 30 miles into Stefan over 4 odd hours
pics here - http://transambikerace.com/15and16/We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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ddraver wrote:possibly, I think Lael is just that exceptional really.
These sort of endurance, unsupported events are still new and I think still only done by people who do it for the love. Like most of these things though there are people that are turning it into a real race rather than just a challenge. LW is the first of these... She's put 30 miles into Stefan over 4 odd hours
pics here - http://transambikerace.com/15and16/
Love how she's not even in cycling gear!!0 -
Heartbreak for Steffan! https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2016 ... shland-va/
Struggled with punctures and a faulty GPS unit. Crashed for 2 hours on the side of the road then set off THE WRONG WAY meeting Lael coming the other way before turning around
edit - by crashed I mean slept :oops:We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Devastating.0
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Check out this dude
http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16i ... _Allegaert
He's ridden 1100km in 55 hours or so. 24 hours straight, 4 hr rest, then looks like another 24 hours again, holding 30kph average
(Those of you who follow me on social media will have gathered that I'm 'dot watching' for this race. It is really rather inspiring!)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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I've been dot watching too! My friend Matt Falconer is riding too, has been hovering around 15th place since the start. Really, really want him to do well!BikeRadar Communities Manager0
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Great blog on the Transcontinental Race here - http://www.transcontinental.cc/blog0
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Got a lot of time for Lachlan Morton. Surely earned a WT squad place for next season after that ride?BikeRadar Communities Manager0
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What with all the Olympics hoo-ha and the Vuelta start, I only just read this:
http://inrng.com/2016/08/lucien-blyau-obituary/
Lovely stuff, very sad but what a nice story.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
joshjevans wrote:Got a lot of time for Lachlan Morton. Surely earned a WT squad place for next season after that ride?
Depends on whether a WT weighs up his talent vs flakiness* and wants to take the gamble
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Speaking of Lachlan Morton, who got his WT ride as predicted above, VeloNews has a good interview with him here.
He comes across as a good guy just trying to figure out life, as seems to be the case for a lot of young Americans dumped in Europe and asked to ride. They can often ride better than they can fill out forms and make new friends. In some ways it’s a pity that athletic maturity comes at such a young age.0 -
Aitor Gonzalez (won the vuelta in the early '00s) had been caught by rozzers robbing a phone shop.0
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ddraver wrote:Save yo money kids, save yo money, each GT don't last very long, There's gonna be another cat looking like you and climbing like you I know this.
Are you...rapping?0
