Month: October 2016

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TCR No. 4 Part 5: Storms and CP4

Matt Falconer

I finally plucked up the energy to push on. A few km’s down the road before Sinj, I found a grocery store and loaded up on food and water. I was fairly baked from the last couple of days and a really bad night so refreshed my water and food reserves, enjoying the ‘delights’ of 7 day croissants yet again. Once I sorted myself out, it was time to push on in a break in the weather. This break didn’t last that long as the rain and storms kept escalating. At one point I swerved off the road and took shelter under someone’s porch in a … Continue reading TCR No. 4 Part 5: Storms and CP4

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TCR No. 4 Part 4: Escaping the Mountains and South to the Balkans – CP3

Matt Falconer

Breakfast I slept badly on the hotel lobby couch. There were a few coming and goings through the night with riders arriving late at the checkpoint, but I didn’t wake to see who as I was pretty tired. Stephane  #12 must have made an early start as he was gone by the time I woke up. My iPhone, Garmin & Wahoo batteries was flat too, so I would need to get moving in order to charge devices. Frustratingly, when changing over batteries in the tracker it became faulty so was given a replacement tracker. This would cause some problems later. The first order of the day was … Continue reading TCR No. 4 Part 4: Escaping the Mountains and South to the Balkans – CP3