In his morning video he says he set off at 6 so CP2 at about 10-11 tonight. Still enough for a decent night’s sleep before turning south
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John has just gone past where Matt stayed last night so not too far behind
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I wonder if Matt is using pre-planned accommodation stops. Mainly because speculative vacancies must be harder this time of year.
Has he found his pair?
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Looking at his insta I think they were always together. Was just a map/tracker issue.
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Those front two are on a whole different stratosphere though aren’t they!
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He said in this mornings video that he was around 6 hours behind his planned schedule, but wasn’t worried at all about that. So on that basis, I’m guessing the accommodation stops aren’t planned?
I would assume he’ll stay the night at CP2, as he said CP1 had a dorm, and after a ~15 hour day it would seem crazy to carry on.
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Interesting to see a few have taken a southerly route to CP2 via the ‘plains’ of Italy. Looks a bit of a diversion though.
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It’s hard to comprehend how far the front guys have ridden in such a short space of time. When you zoom out and look at the map it is crazy 
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No pre planned hotels, firstly against the rules, but also I wouldn’t want to stop early if feeling great, or slug on when feeling lousy
I am making my lunch stop. 210km done so far, another 140-150 to CP2
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I assume as you’re travelling light, no sleeping under the stars though? To get a decent sleep you’d need to take some bulky kit.
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I am carrying decent bivy kit: sleeping mat, silk liner and bivy bag. Not warm enough in mountains but good option in the Balkan’s and greece
Weight of bivy kit is around 800g
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Loving the dot watching and the insta updates @Matthew_Spooner & @Sowler
Looks like the parcours after cp2 is challenging to say the least
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A comment by one guy that he got to rent a tent & wool blankets in CH, for the price of a Hotel room in other countries. Beautiful country, but so f*g expensive.
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You think the people doing this are poor?
Three/four weeks off family/work to ride your bike?
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Matt nearly at CP2. Looks like this first bit of the parcours is fairly flat, and the real up & down elements are after the CP. I’d definitely want to do those bits in daylight!
I honestly can’t believe how those front two are doing what they are.
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Got to CP2 at midnight. Another big day on the bike 380k and 3500m. Looks like a only lost 2 places despite easy day after CP1
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I was wondering, from his strava, why Matt was going north after the Triglavs instead of heading SE. Then I realised that’s Parcours 2! 
Looks like John stopped not too far behind.
Leading 2 have now properly split for the first time. Big old gap now.
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Matthew has left CP2, c7am our time, but not sure of the time zone in Slovenia.
Interesting to see a few of the names he was close to yesterday pm must have left somewhat earlier and had less sleep.
No102 looks to be half way up a mountain just ahead of him but assume it’s a tracker error
John should be at CP2 sometime this afternoon
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You think the people doing this are poor? Three/four weeks off family/work to ride your bike
Of course not; this is Ironman squared in many respects.
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