For those not on the gram
8 Likes
He should have broken into someone’s shed and stolen a bike 
2 Likes
Ed’s currently in 14th with 55km to go. 14th place only 7km ahead
1 Like
Sprint finish 
2 Likes
Yeah. No.
Good point.
Maybe it would’ve been okay though if he’d borrowed it off a stranger who just happened to be there, but specifically a dotwatcher was the problem?
Erm, what?
18km to go. He’s in a close battle with Claire for 13th.
1 Like
yeah, that was supposed to say 13th…
Less than 1 km separates them after 1900km+
3 Likes
All the electronic gadgets must be a right PITA for this sort of thing; 20 years ago it would have been a Nokia for calls/texts!
1 Like
Nokia 3310. Charge it before you leave and finish the race a week later with 65% battery
9 Likes
Riding at night would be a fair challenge though. Would need like a minors lamp probably a few kg to last a few hours.
1 Like
Nah, you’d have dynamos!
2 Likes
They were better than that 80 years ago!
1 Like
@ed_m finished in 11th! Well done fella, that is some ride.
9 Likes
Oh wow. Really kicked on at the end. It’s a truly exceptional challenge. Big hand to @ed_m
1 Like
The jump in final position must be a result of a quicker time on earlier stages.