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 21: TCRNo8 / Full Hearts (DOC 07)
Tom hosts from in-and-around the ferry and finish, in this last pod from #TCRNo8. Early on he meets riders all suffering setbacks on the very last leg and day of their 4500-kilometre race, before Rory introduces the finish-line setting and cool-boxes, and Tom interviews riders and their family as they trickle to the Burgas Black Sea shore...
It's an emotional one!
Hosting, Production & Editing: Tom Probert
Music: Joe Skinner