As we wrote history – the Transcontinental Race #TCRN06

What you can do in the first stage you have as a bonus for the whole race, they said. "You", the experienced racers that I have squeezed into the TCR since the beginning of the year. We thought we'd listen to it. All in all, we needed three power naps of 30 minutes each to make this first stage. We fetched… read more

We notice the load from the previous day. 421 kilometers leave their mark. That's why it's only 220 kilometers today. Also because we wanted to spend the night before Switzerland. We don't feel like hitting half of our budget on the head for a single accommodation.

At sunrise we drive along Lake Constance. Unfortunately, today is also the day my knee pain starts. My saddle slipped backwards. But I won't notice that until days later. I get tape because I know where the pain is coming from and what I can do to alleviate it. If I had known back then that I would drive… read more

Over the Brenner and over fields. Fantastic bike paths and idyllic villages. We usually start at 5 a.m. and enjoy the peace and quiet. The route planning was not so ideal here, but it worked. We strengthen ourselves properly, because tomorrow we are going to Checkpoint 2.

The most beautiful stage in the race. With two of the most impressive passes I've ever ridden: Mangart Sedlo and Vrsic Pass!



We regularly meet other TCR racers, are enthusiastically received at Checkpoint 2, get to hear once again how clean we still look and learn that the leading team (Chas and Nico… read more

We have now learned: Not only the number of meters in altitude helps to assess the stage, but also whether there is generally a lot of uphill or downhill going. Today it rolls really well. 280 kilometers to Vienna in just over 13 hours. My knee thanks me.

Today we drive into the Czech Republic on really beautiful roads. Had we known what to expect on the road afterwards, we would have appreciated it even more. Marion loses a screw on her shoe cleat, but thanks to the YouTube tutorial I can still get her shoe off the pedal at some point. Today I am definitely her heroine.

It's done. The minimum goal of achieving CP3 is right ahead of us. And the steepest ascent in Poland is behind us. Angela Walker, who finished the TCR in the women's team last year, is waiting for us and is happy that we made it. She immediately shows us a message that the "Fahrtwind" team left especially… read more

My mother writes to me: My daughter eats an extra scoop of ice cream for me every day to give me power. I think it works: We'll drive completely through the Czech Republic. In one day.

On our social media channels, it looks like we're eating more than driving. Maybe that's also true. From now on I will lovingly call the Transcontinental: Snackcontinental.

Somehow we're on the home stretch, but somehow the goal is still really far away. We seem to be back on a popular route because we keep meeting other racers. I'm missing a bit of Hungarian change for a coffee and this nice Englishman wants to invite me. Unfortunately I cannot accept that. I was still… read more

On the way to Checkpoint 4 we drove through the suburbs of Sarajevo. One of the pro tips for route planning is to avoid the center of the cities. That usually costs too much time. The interesting thing here is that I often had the feeling that I was much closer to the city and the people in this very… read more

The Reward: After three hours of pushing, we actually did it: We are on Mt Bjelasnica, 2,067 meters above sea level. This whole area is of great historical relevance. The 1984 Olympic Games took place here, but people were also locked in these buildings during the war.



Incidentally, with our 28 mm tires… read more

Yes, that is the part of the Transcontinental Race that I would never have driven if I hadn't had to go to Greece: Albania.



A fascinating country, we are often asked if we are sisters. The fact that two women simply cycle alone is a bit suspect here. Most of us are treated very kindly, only once in a… read more

After four hours of sleep we are back on our bikes: queen stage at the beginning - queen stage at the end! Sometimes I wonder how we did it all. We are the first and to date the only women's team that has completed the TCR within that time (which hopefully won't stay that way).



I've always known it was… read more