http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Trans Alba Race 2026 - 1000 miles round Scotland en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:11:15 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384726 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:53:33 +0000 bill 384726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very exciting to dot watch Trans Alba this year!</p> <p>The route is a bit different. Glad to see they cut out the section I hated the most -- Dunbartonshire and Erskine bridge. </p> <p>Lots of Edinburgh based riders!</p> <p>And it was good to see someone challenging Sparkles. BB is flying! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384721 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:11:18 +0000 gembo 384721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is talk of the weather being bad for Bastien but he is far out in the lead. Same tactics as Sparkles used last year to win by miles. The chap in second was maybe 80k behind but ran out of ferry crossings and was caught by the field kind of thing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384719 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:33:59 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 384719@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo for the first 100k yes, he stopped briefly in Gifford and Bastien B was 5k up the road not to be seen again by the time Sparkles got going again.</p> <p>BB only rider to make the Skye ferry today - now over the BnaB and heading for Shieldaig. The chasing field reforming in Mallaig and will race it out for 2nd? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384716 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:45:41 +0000 gembo 384716@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sparkles has alas scratched, I imagine he was first for a good bit of the first 600km </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384708 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:19:55 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 384708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, impressive effort from the leader to make the last Dunoon ferry last night. It wasn't clear to me until then whether the Western Ferries route is fair game (well, I assume it is) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21962#post-384706 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:39:25 +0000 LaidBack 384706@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.transalbarace.com/transalbahome" rel="nofollow">https://www.transalbarace.com/transalbahome</a></p> <p>This year there will be no 400 mile 'short' event ending in Oban. Riders set off yesterday and are all committed to the full route as executed by Bill several years ago.The</p> <p>Don't think there's a harder/more varied event?<br /> Track the survivors here.<br /> <a href="https://www.transalbarace.com/tracker" rel="nofollow">https://www.transalbarace.com/tracker</a></p> <p><blockquote><strong>Stop press</strong>:<br /> Leader has already made it to Mull!<br /> 1st | Bastien Bodnar<br /> Start #43<br /> gps_fixedFMC Tracker: Queclink<br /> Seen: 3 m ago[Google Maps]<br /> Est Distance: 616.96 km<br /> Daily AVG: 554.60 km<br /> Est Speed: 15.49 km/h<br /> AVG Speed: 23.11 km/h<br /> AVG Moving Speed: 24.62 km/h<br /> Moving Time: 1 d 01 h 03 m (94%</blockquote> </p>