Oct 2019 – JKB's Bike Ride

The Transcontinental Race: Part 2 (02/09/19-09/09/19)

Oct 29, 2019

Ended the last blog at the end of my 8th day on the TCR. Camping out high up in the Swiss Alps, about 2,000m above sea level. I was awake by 4am, too cold to sleep any longer. I’d tested my bivvy arrangement and was confident I’d sleep comfortably to about 10C. When, after a … More The Transcontinental Race: Part 2 (02/09/19-09/09/19)

The Transcontinental Race: Part 1 (27/08/19-02/09/19)

Oct 26, 2019

Right, let’s get straight into it. The 7th Transcontinental Race kicked off at 6am on the 27th July in Burgas, on the Black Sea coast in Bulgaria. I was nervous, but mostly just excited to get started. I’d accepted my place at the very start of the year, so I’d had half a year to … More The Transcontinental Race: Part 1 (27/08/19-02/09/19)