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Title: IPWR - cycling race Post by: neeko on March 29, 2017, 08:41:38 AM IWPR is a 5500km cycle race from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific across Australia, 70 started and the Belgian Kristoff Allegaert who was leading has just been overtaken by the Brit Mike Hall. It has taken him 4400km and 12 days following a slow start but he is in the lead.
Just the 1000 km to go into Sydney for the winning line. They are nuts. https://www.curvecycling.com.au/pages/indian-pacific-wheel-race (https://www.curvecycling.com.au/pages/indian-pacific-wheel-race) Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: TightEnd on March 29, 2017, 12:15:35 PM bloody hell. i want to go and have a biscuit thinking about it
the marathon runners (forget the term for them,think its a recognised event now) who do multiple marathons in successive days too. Amazing athletes Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: vegaslover on March 29, 2017, 02:27:38 PM bloody hell. i want to go and have a biscuit thinking about it the marathon runners (forget the term for them,think its a recognised event now) who do multiple marathons in successive days too. Amazing athletes ? Ultrarunners Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: neeko on March 31, 2017, 09:00:37 AM The race has ended tragically on its 13th day, Kristoff was within 200k of Sydney with Mike just 100k behind that, when Mike was hit by a car and has died. The race has been cancelled.
RIP Mike. Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: tikay on March 31, 2017, 09:30:21 AM The race has ended tragically on its 13th day, Kristoff was within 200k of Sydney with Mike just 100k behind that, when Mike was hit by a car and has died. The race has been cancelled. RIP Mike. Oh my, how thoroughly dreadful. RIP Mike. Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: Graham C on March 31, 2017, 09:59:11 AM Jees, what a tragic end to what would have been an amazing event.
RIP Mike. Title: Re: IPWR - cycling race Post by: Doobs on March 31, 2017, 10:16:45 AM Terribly sad. He was complaining of people driving too close a few days ago on twitter. RIP
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