It’s like cycle touring on speed
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I followed ed_m on a few races, he was (probably still is) a fan of supermarket shopping trolley parks for a nap.
As the TCR got further on last year, people were kipping all over the place.
Matt still looks to be well up the field, fewer rode past him overnight than I expected … but he did ride a crazy number of miles, well over 300, during the 24 hours from the start.
Edited to add that Strava says he rode 353 miles (568km) with 3400m ascent! 
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Can anyone explain the leaderboard, or is it essentially to be ignored other than at Parcours? Seems too random to be that useful, when looking at the race leaders particularly
If I remember from last year, the leaderboard only gets updated at the official checkpoints - it is not trying to measure how far someone has gone or has left. So until they reach the first parcour it is just a list of the order they checked out of the start gate.
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It’s very very cool. But is it something like a minimum of 155 miles a day to get to the end before the closing party?… blimey
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Yeah that rings a bell. And makes sense as to the current boards.
Remind me how long ago they release the route/parcours/checkpoints so people can plan…
Matt had a route plotted in January.
Although I think you have to submit a route with your entry, so presumably can’t make radical changes.
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Been having a look at some of the pre-race blogs.
Last year’s winner says he’s scared of the fourth parcours … “there is just no information at all and if you check the Strava heat map, you see that nobody has ever ridden there before” 
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Can’t believe how many people are doing it, given the mind boggling distances involved.
Matt going strong 871km in after less than 2 days, although leaderboard says that’s only about 200th place ??? Maybe I’m reading it wrong
Leader seems to be in Slovenia already, total madness. That’s a plane ride not a bike ride. Literally no idea how people do it.
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Ignore leaderboard until after CP1
I had a Quick Look… seems I am doing well. The guy to look out for is Abdulla. Relatively unknown, but been putting in some mind blowing races recently
Good day today. Exactly on plan. Feeling really strong
I will get breakfast at hotel so slightly later start. Noticed that I don’t perform well without food
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Didnt see a single TCR racer today… wonder where they all are?
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“They’re behind you!”
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Interesting how you can end up tracking complete randomers. One of the 303 pair withdrew in Germany, and since then Sarah has either stormed down the autobahn or more likely just not stopped since and ridden through the night. Now only just ahead of Spoons in Salzburg, but with 160km longer route.
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There’s an Abdullah in 2nd place (no21).
The guy who finished 2nd last year is miles in the lead though, by over 50 miles, maybe more.
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Quite a few on that tricky looking Slovenian parcours already. I went to Krankja Gora when we holidayed in Slovenia a few years ago. Beautiful area!
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That’s the mind blowing thing for me. Matt has done 900+km in two days (and first evening) and still miles behind the leaders.
Matt’s just gone over 1000km total, the leader has done half as much again
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Shit the bed.
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Fuck that 
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