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I took as few risks on TABR as possible. I did not ride anywhere near as many hours per day as others. Some of the roads are awful. Narrow, no shoulder and high speed trucks paid by the load. Throw darkness or rain into that equation and you better say your prayers. I have gotten a lot of hate in the past for saying that but that is my opinion. I really like the Euro Transcontinental way where you can make your own route from checkpoint to checkpoint.
I'd really like to do the Dutch version, Race Across the Netherlands. Cycling in Holland is heaven.
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The TABR route changed after a couple of deaths. Bike Nonstop might be better as far as roads go. Adventure cycling should really do something about their route, it doesn't look like much fun to me. Although in the '70s, the section through Kentucky was reportedly harrowing due to coal trucks, and I understand that's no longer true.
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I was walking around Yorktown this afternoon in between raindrops and significant storms last night and much to my surprise look who came riding up to the Yorktown finish and here's his picture I think he might have been 11
just after arrival Yorktown Virginia Friday 02July2021, Wade Walbrun. Congrats!
just after arrival Yorktown Virginia Friday 02July2021, Wade Walbrun. Congrats!
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Did the route change after the tragedies? I reviewed the first 3200 miles of this year's vs past years, the only change I can see is not going over McKenzie Pass. The road thru Kansas would be fine if the state didn't obliterate the shoulder with huge rumble strips. I used the TABR ridewithgps files. Perhaps, ACA has changed the route but TABR elected to stick with the old one?
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My understanding is that it changed in Kansas
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My sister said the same, she rode all over Europe and railpass. IIRC from Instamatic snapshots (it was that looong ago), it looked like a utility type of swiss army bicycle, 3 or 5 speed dunno....
She loved Holland, and travelled to Europe many times "uptil" (new word my vtext just created for me) the mid 90s. The farm became too difficult without considerable attention paid to it.
She loved Holland, and travelled to Europe many times "uptil" (new word my vtext just created for me) the mid 90s. The farm became too difficult without considerable attention paid to it.
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Well there are two Riders within vicinity of Yorktown but they might be a 100 plus miles out. And I thought I should go down to Yorktown this afternoon and see them and then I remembered that Yorktown proper is a zoo on the 4th of July because of a gigantic fireworks play at the York river but all the fields are crowded, cars, no parking areas posted all over. It would not be the ideal day to show up or it could be a great day to show up. Parking and transport away from the monument/finish would be next to impossible.
Is there any way to forewarn these two Riders poised to possibly make it by the end of the day and in the middle of the fireworks and the traffic and the crowds and the whatever is going on down there (it's usually a mess)?
Is there any way to forewarn these two Riders poised to possibly make it by the end of the day and in the middle of the fireworks and the traffic and the crowds and the whatever is going on down there (it's usually a mess)?
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They will meet trail angels at the entrance to the capitol trail that will warn them about it
I guess you can get there, it might involve some walking.
I guess you can get there, it might involve some walking.
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The TABR route changed after a couple of deaths. Bike Nonstop might be better as far as roads go. Adventure cycling should really do something about their route, it doesn't look like much fun to me. Although in the '70s, the section through Kentucky was reportedly harrowing due to coal trucks, and I understand that's no longer true.
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The route thru Kansas has not changed.
In case anyone is wondering, this is how the obliterated shoulders look except the grooves are usually milled much deeper. DOT Policy in Kansas implemented the groove policy in 2007 and since then roads there have these grooves cut into them. My reading of policy says there is supposed to be a certain distance to the right of the grooves (2 or 3 feet, I forget) for cyclists but this is not the case.
In case anyone is wondering, this is how the obliterated shoulders look except the grooves are usually milled much deeper. DOT Policy in Kansas implemented the groove policy in 2007 and since then roads there have these grooves cut into them. My reading of policy says there is supposed to be a certain distance to the right of the grooves (2 or 3 feet, I forget) for cyclists but this is not the case.
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The TABR's route is different from the current ACA route, and the differences are mostly in Kansas and Kentucky. There are some smaller differences in other places as well, like slightly different routes through cities. This may be because the ACA has changed its route and TABR has not—I don't know.
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