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Ondřej Zenka finished this afternoon

Ondřej Zenka finished this afternoon after 9 days 12 hours and 40 minutes. Ondřej experienced a strong headwind on the last stretch to the finish. But nothing can stop an Iberica-Traversa rider.
Congratulations Ondřej!

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Ondřej Zenka at the finish Tarifa
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1st woman finisher

It needed 3 editions to have a woman finisher of the Iberica-Traversa. Congratulations to Irena Sosinska who finished this challenging edition with mud, lot’s of wind and closed hotels in an amazing time of 8 days 21 hours and 22 minutes.
#TransAmBikeRace veterans know Irena from 2016 when she finished TABR in 24 days.
What’s next?

And a big thank to Lucy Rusjan #rusjanshop for the reliable bike bags that kept Irenas equipment and her sleeping bag dry and the bike light.

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Irena Sosinska at the finish Tarifa

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Olivier Lefebvre

Olivier arrived today 21:09 the finish at Tarifa. That’s 1666km and 39’100 vertical meters in 8 days 14h 50min from the start at Irun.
Congratulations Olivier!

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Olivier Lefebvre at the finish Tarifa

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Riders struggling with the heat

Riders struggling with the heat in Andalusia. 30 degrees Celsius and more on the route. There is not much shadow and the gravel is reflecting the heat.

Update: 34C now at 15:30

photo: Ondřej sweating in the climb out of the first section in the Gorafe canyons.

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At the “Alto Sierra de las Yeguas”

Olivier and Irena passed the “Alto Sierra de las Yeguas” this early morning. An amazing landscape and when you look back, you see the snow covered Pico del Veleta.

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  • Olivier in lead
  • Irena about 10km behind

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Can you see the rider?

Ondřej this morning on one of these breathtaking sections. This one is new and first time part of the Iberica-Traversa. Ondřej also run into the thornes and had to carry his bike for about 7km yesterday.

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I have a puncture

Message from Irena:
“I have a puncture – thousands of thorns inside both tyres….ufff”

Looks like she could fix it and is after one hour unwanted rest for the repair back on the bike.

photo: yesterday in the flat planes before cp3 and halfway.

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Christopher scratched

We got the message from Christopher Larraz that he scratched from the race. The spanish dirt paths did not well to his body. Christopher will try to reach Tarifa on nearby to the route roads.

Christopher Larraz in Bardenas Reales