Month: November 2016

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TCR No. 4 Part 7: The Final Push to Çanakkale – Part 2

Matt Falconer

Greece: Shortly after as dawn was breaking I made it to the border. I was starting to flag a bit, but there was a certain euphoria at having made it through the night and into Greece. This started to catch up with me and in the early morning sun, and I began to nod off. I decided enough was enough and pulled into a field to sit down for a short snooze to shake the fatigue. A dog barking in the distance snapped me back into waking, realising that it could be a TCR rider approaching. Time to hop on and push on. The short cat … Continue reading TCR No. 4 Part 7: The Final Push to Çanakkale – Part 2

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TCR No. 4 Part 6: The Final Push to Çanakkale – Part 1

Matt Falconer

While resting at CP4 on the Sunday afternoon, checking Facebook when I saw some from family indicating that sadly, my Nan had passed away over the weekend. This was a bit of a shock. My gran was a vibrant character, even at 95 years of age was very active. I made some calls home to see how my mum and sister were doing, and came away lost in thought, but also with some added determination to get to the finish for my Nan. Before the race she had been really interested in all the training and the riding I had been doing and had sent a good luck … Continue reading TCR No. 4 Part 6: The Final Push to Çanakkale – Part 1