08/08/19 197.52 Miles 13:53:42 hrs Moving Time 5,026 ft Gained 14.2 mph Average Speed This morning was the first morning I knew I was going to make it to the finish. Barring any major disaster out of my control, this was the home straight, be it the 450 mile home straight. The finish line hadContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 13: Moulins – Trees near Tubilly”
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TCRN07 Day 12: Le Bourg-d’Oisans – Moulins
07/08/19 221.43 Miles 15:57:58 hrs Moving Time 12,953 ft Gained 13.9 mph Average Speed With an early night last night and my longest sleep of the race, I was up and out in the dark just after 4am, heading towards the last major climb of the whole race. The Col du Solude wasn’t a climbContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 12: Le Bourg-d’Oisans – Moulins”
TCRN07 Day 9: Saint Anton am Arlberg, Austria – Andermatt, Switzerland
04/08/19 124.31 Miles 9:31:55 Moving Time 8,504ft Gained 13mph Average Speed I had planned this to be my ‘easy’ day. As much as you can take it easy while cycling through the Alps. Waking up around 7am was luxury, and I even turned over and went back to sleep for an extra 20 minutes. ThisContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 9: Saint Anton am Arlberg, Austria – Andermatt, Switzerland”
TCRN07 Day 8: Bolzano, Italy -Saint Anton am Arlberg, Austria
03/08/19 132.05 Miles 13:24 Moving Time 15,374ft Gained 9.9mph Average Speed CP3 DAY! Knowing without any major disasters I would reach the third checkpoint of the race today was enough motivation needed for an early start. Seen as I was on the checkpoint parcours, the part of the race where everyone has to follow aContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 8: Bolzano, Italy -Saint Anton am Arlberg, Austria”
TCRN07 Day 7: Tarvisio, Italy – Bolzano, Italy
02/08/2019 160 Miles Approx (Computer failed) 13 Hours Moving Time 14,101ft Gained 12mph Average Speed Rain. Waking up from a deep sleep to the sound of heavy rain is always fun, no matter what anyone says. Even if you plan to spend all day outside pedalling up bloomin long hills, while trying to stay awake.ContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 7: Tarvisio, Italy – Bolzano, Italy”
TCRN07 Day 6: Kutina, Croatia – Tarvisio, Italy
01/08/2019 210.35 Miles 14:19:08 Moving Time 6,152ft gained 14.7mph average Waking with the thought that at a push I could cycle all the way through Slovenia and be in Italy by the same night excited me. I needed to keep setting daily goals and to keep just looking at each day as it came, otherwise,ContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 6: Kutina, Croatia – Tarvisio, Italy”
Expect the unexpected
I’m back in the UK. On a park bench in Preston waiting for a train to the Lake District, where I plan to keep myself to myself for a couple of weeks. This is the last place I thought I’d be this time last week. How much things can change in a matter of days.ContinueContinue reading “Expect the unexpected”
TCRN07 Day 5: Sabac, Serbia – Kutina, Croatia
187.44 miles 14:16:47 moving time 1,932ft gained 13.1mph average After a very deep sleep and a full belly from the previous nights feast, I zombied out of bed and achingly pulled my bib shorts and jersey on just after 4am. Carrying my packed saddle bag, frame bag, handlebar bag and bottles never got any easierContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 5: Sabac, Serbia – Kutina, Croatia”
Heading South
Winter seems to be grasping tight hold of East Germany as temperatures have remained close to 0 and rain has been ever present. A few glimpses of blue skies have brought some optimism. I arrived in Berlin on Wednesday with a rare blue sky and was welcomed by Christian and Stephie, friends from work andContinueContinue reading “Heading South”
One week in…
At the end of my 8th day on the road, I’m hiding from the rain. Drying my soaking tent in a hotel room at the lower end of the price spectrum just on the outskirts of Magdeburg. It’s clean, quiet and warm, so I’m happy. The first week on the road has been and gone.ContinueContinue reading “One week in…”
Jordan Matthews 