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Trans America Bike Race 2018 is complete! Phew, so if you've read part 1, chances are you've started to realise that this is one hell of a journey.

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P3: Trans Am Bike Race 2018 complete!

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People How wonderful are American people? (& no, I'm not just sucking bottoms to get more readers!) I'd be hard pushed to think of another country I've been where I've experienced such warmth & friendliness. You could meet almost anyone here, & guarantee yourself a lovely chat, joke or deep conversation. Particularly in the small towns upon leaving the coast: at one convenience store, every single person who saw Steve & I with our bikes immediately wanted to know about us/ to share their own adventures.

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Part 1Immediate AfterthoughtsStrategyThe RouteEmotions

So, here I am, in Yorktown Virginia; the site where America's independence was secured in 1781. I have just crossed 4,200 miles of the USA to finish the Trans America Bike Race. I placed 37th out of 116 starters, & took 27 days - 25 of which were full cycle days & 2 were lost to bike mechanical issues: this means I cycled an average of 167 miles every day that I rode.

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A feeling of calm, emptiness has overcome myself & my fellow finishers. We have spent a whole month enduring constant physical, emotional battles & relentless stimulation. This was obviously after months or even years of planning, training, & sacrifices: whether financial, or time w…

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