Time: 4pm - 5pm
Date: Sunday 30th June
Location: Edinburgh
trans alba race

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Cap 01
Cap 04
Cap 07
Cap 55
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Cap 46
Cap 17
Cap 19
Cap 28
Cap 57
Cap 35
Cap 23
Cap 22
Cap 11
Cap 12
Cap 51
Cap 54
Cap 25
Cap 09
Cap 21
Cap 42
Steve Abraham
Nicky Shaw
Tom Duncan
Dario Demarco
David Hill
Colin Nicol
Tom van Leeuwen
Tim Needham
Asbjørn Klomp
Donald Munro
Al Langlands
David Fortis
Jane Dennyson
Magnus Mill
Rupert Robinson
Caven O’hara
Steve Scott
Daniel Pearce
Ben Goff
Oisin Sands
Glenn Eck
Cary MacMahon
04D || 22H || 16M
05D || 07H || 33M
05D || 08H || 09M
05D || 12H || 36M
05D || 19H || 57M
05D || 19H || 57M
06D || 02H || 18M
06D || 06H || 41M
06D || 07H || 59M
06D || 08H || 27M
06D || 12H || 58M
06D || 13H || 16M
06D || 13H || 59M
06D || 13H || 59M
06D || 20H || 00M
06D || 20H || 00M
07D || 09H || 44M
07D || 19H || 45M
08D || 22H || 55M
09D || 07H || 23M
13D || 09H || 15M
13D || 18H || 15M
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Cap 14
Cap 35
Cap 10
Cap 19
Cap 18
Cap 17
Cap 29
Cap 12
Cap 39
Cap 16
Cap 31
Graham Spiller
Kieran Power
Michiel Verhaeghe
Angus Doig
Rupert Robinson
Andrew Broadway
Gary Currie
Jan Dick Den Das
Stefan Thomas-Bache
Simon Hayward
Deryck Pritchard
Ania Przygoda
Alex Laine
05D || 11H || 01M
05D || 16H || 01M
05D || 18H || 21M
06D || 04H || 13M
06D || 07H || 27M
06D || 11H || 04M
06D || 12H || 49M
06D || 17H || 42M
07D || 05H || 58M
07D || 12H || 38M
07D || 14H || 33M
08D || 16H || 19M
10D || 08H || 27M

"A comedy moment came between Cawdor and Culloden, when a badger jumped out of the verge and decided to run alongside me, after shouting 'argghhhhhhh' then telling it what to do, we got on fine for the remaining 100 metres or so it chose to run beside me!"
CAP 02 - DONALD MUNROE
Read more about Donald's adventures here -


pics by
jack driver




stories:
tim needham

So, on day one I was really finding my feet. I tend to overthink things and I was really nervous about how I’d cope throughout the duration of the race as I had barely any experience in long distance riding with the Trans Alba being my first full blown ultra distance race (technically, it was my first actual bike race.) All day, I’d been in my head full of self doubt and whether I’d make it around the whole route and back to Edinburgh.
As the day went on and the field stretched out I saw less and less people on the road especially as we got out into the Cairngorms. The scenery was increasingly dramatic which only added to my anxiety as to whether I’d bitten off more than I could chew.
Then I came around a corner to see a guy dancing in the middle of the road! Chris was, in his words, giving me his best moves and belting out Africa by Toto. I couldn’t help but laugh and that broke the tension for me and really helped me get settled and remember, it’s only a bike race and I was meant to be out there having fun.
The route is where you go but the people make the race.
Whether it was Chris dancing on the road, Colin saving me with a spare tyre when mine came apart in the middle of nowhere, the ferry captain who text the cafe owner in Kilchoan where I was eating to pass on to me they needed to leave early and to head to the harbour or the supportive messages from ultra racing friends, it was the people that made the race for me. You might not see anyone for hours or a maybe even a day, but those interactions have stayed with me perhaps more so than the route itself.
And of course, the pineapple. We had such a short time together, but I’ll cherish every moment.
CAP 17 - TIM NEEDHAM
Click on Tim's pineapple to read his blog...
quotes:
donald munroe

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quotes:
al langlands
"I rolled out along with the rest of the riders - all of whom seemed equally quiet and thoughtful to be honest. the reality of what we’d let ourselves in for was obviously beginning to dawn…"
CAP 57 - AL LANGLANDS
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stories:
nicky shaw
"My holistic race plan was to go into the race well prepared physically, mentally and practically. If I’ve learnt anything in the past few years it’s that these factors are the trinity of ultra racing success; like spinning plates, you have to give them equal attention."
"I rolled into Inverness at 2.30am, 16 hours 30 mins after crossing the Forth Bridge. Wet and cold I took refuge in the 24 hour Tesco superstore for a while, enjoying having the shop to myself while I wandered the isles, refuelling, and looking for a warm and dry pair of gloves. No such luck. How an item of clothing could be seasonal in Scotland was beyond me. I made do with a pair of gardening gloves and delightful pink marigolds, a duo which I wore for most of the rest of the journey."
CAP 04 - NICKY SHAW
Check out Nicky’s experience on the Trans Alba -

quotes:
jack driver

"TALBARIANS ASSEMBLE!"
MEDIA - JACK DRIVER
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