Stories from the Transcontinental Race, the Trans Pyrenees Race, and The Accursed Race. At the sharp end they are beautifully hard bicycle races, simple in design but complex in execution. Factors of self reliance, logistics, navigation and judgement burden racers’ minds as well as their physiques. The strongest excel and redefine what we think possible while many experienced riders target only a finish.
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episode 3: TPR No 1: The Race to the End
In the third and final episode of the Lost Dot podcast from Trans Pyrenees No 1, Tom Bonnett, Rory Kemper and Tom Hardie meet the riders racing to make the finish before the cut off time and follow their dash across the mountains to the end.
Race Director Anna Haslock tells the story of the top two riders and we hear from fastest woman Ede Harrison and the winning pair at the finishing party.
Presented and produced by Tom Bonnett
Music by Vegyn and Hirola
Photograph by Tom Hardie