Thanks for the video! How much water did you carry at the beginning of the race? I am planning to do the Grand Depart July 13th and am trying to figure out how much water I should carry (Thinking 6 Liters)
I had a 4 liters. That year riders had a spreadsheet with streams and springs for refill, and I relied on that. Streams were full that year, but I had trouble locating a few of the early springs and I had to skip those. I conserved water a couple of times, and the time I run out was because I skipped a planned refill as I mistakenly thought there was another stream a few miles down the road, but I had misread the sheet. Good luck with the grand depart!! It will be fun!
Awful? Nooo it was actually amazing! Yes it was hard, but being on such remote trails was a great experience. And there was plenty of regular riding and fun downhills! I have done many long distance rides, but none was as interesting as this.
Congrats Mirko! Thanks for sharing this wonderful trip. Can't wait to see where the bike takes you next. Bravo!
Thank you Alejandro!! It's great to hear from you!
Great video! Thank you
Thank you! I am happy to hear that!
Wow, amazing Mirko! I have tons of questions for you, maybe I'll see ya on a brevet and I can pick your brain??
Thank you, and of course!! Looking forward to meeting! Let me know which brevet you think you'll do
Thanks for the video! How much water did you carry at the beginning of the race? I am planning to do the Grand Depart July 13th and am trying to figure out how much water I should carry (Thinking 6 Liters)
I had a 4 liters. That year riders had a spreadsheet with streams and springs for refill, and I relied on that. Streams were full that year, but I had trouble locating a few of the early springs and I had to skip those.
I conserved water a couple of times, and the time I run out was because I skipped a planned refill as I mistakenly thought there was another stream a few miles down the road, but I had misread the sheet.
Good luck with the grand depart!! It will be fun!
@@randosquirrel Thank you for the response!
Respect on this achievement. That trail looks awful though tbh
Awful? Nooo it was actually amazing! Yes it was hard, but being on such remote trails was a great experience. And there was plenty of regular riding and fun downhills!
I have done many long distance rides, but none was as interesting as this.