TCR – Jordan Matthews

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”

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”

TCRNO7 – DAY 4 – Prokuplje, Serbia – Sabac, Serbia

183.15 Miles 14:31:01 Moving Time 16:49:33 Elapsed Time 9,462 Elevation Gained 12.6mph Average After spending a night under the watchful eyes of Mary hanging on the wall and dreaming about who the old mans slippers were in the bed next to me, the buzz of my bike computer alarm jolted me into life from aContinueContinue reading “TCRNO7 – DAY 4 – Prokuplje, Serbia – Sabac, Serbia”

TCRN07, Day 3: Dupnitsa, Bulgaria – Prokuplje, Serbia

178.60 Miles 15:17:26 Moving Time 17:51:58 Elapsed Time 8,701 Elevation Gained 11.7mph Average 6 dog attacks avoided Starting out from the hotel around 04:30, I spotted a few more bikes in the room where I kept mine, TCR riders. The receptionist was surprised to see me so early, but the other riders must have explainedContinueContinue reading “TCRN07, Day 3: Dupnitsa, Bulgaria – Prokuplje, Serbia”

TCRN07, Day 2: A Forest, Bulgaria – Dupnitsa, Bulgaria

194.49 Miles 16:19:03 Moving Time 19:47:42 Elapsed Time 15,525 Elevation Gained 11.9mph Average Number of horse and carts overtaken by: 1 Not having the best sleep, I woke around 3am, waking during the night to find myself about 2 metres away from my bike. Shouldn’t have slept on a hill I guess. Anyway, IContinueContinue reading “TCRN07, Day 2: A Forest, Bulgaria – Dupnitsa, Bulgaria”

TCRN07, Day 1, Burgas, Bulgaria – A Forest, Bulgaria

208.76 Miles 15:09:39 Moving Time 16:36:24 Elapsed Time 12,402ft Elevation 13.8mph Average 10 Litres of water (a guess, but probably pretty close) I arrived in Burgas by plane a couple days before the start so was well rested and starting to adjust to the heat. The race began on Saturday 27th July at 6am.ContinueContinue reading “TCRN07, Day 1, Burgas, Bulgaria – A Forest, Bulgaria”

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas The Transcontinental Race. The big one in my eyes. The Transcontinental was the race that caught my attention around 5 years ago while running out of things to search for online at a job that saw me staring out of the window for most ofContinueContinue reading “TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas”