"Everyman dies but not everyman really lives" ahem Mel Gibson, Braveheart

overview

​TransScotland occurs each year on the first full weekend in June​​.  #transscotland18 details:

• Start: Sat 2 June 2018, 10.00am start at Inverness Castle (meet in Velocity Bike Cafe for a coffee beforehand)
• End: ​George Square, Glasgow
• Post-ride debrief: Mon 4 June 2018, 10am breakfast at the Trans-Europe Café

​​Key points:

• The route is from Inverness to Glasgow : ~540km long with ~5,800m of ascent via 4 iconic checkpoints (all castles) passing through Cairngorm NP and the Nevis Range
• The trial consists of a start point, 4 checkpoints, and an end point.  You chose the route passing through these checkpoints.
• Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish.​​
• ​Get your transport/accommodation booked now

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Checkpoints

Chose your own route passing through the following points​​:

• Start: Inverness Castle: 57.475918, -4.225477
• CP1: Braemar Castle: 57.014296, -3.390297
• CP2: Old Inverlochy Castle: 56.832064, -5.081996
• CP3: Inveraray Castle: 56.236236, -5.075660 [note the A82 from Glencoe to Bridge of Orchy to get to CP3 is very busy, the road running next to Loch Linnhe is better]
• CP4: Newark Castle: 55.934187, -4.677643 [ferries are allowed as long as they run perpendicular to the coast i.e. you are crossing a strait]
• End: George Square, Glasgow: 55.861159, -4.250149

Results: Trans-Europe Café (Glasgow): ​55.856210, -4.245531

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Entry

Step 1​ - book travel/accommodation as per below (most TRC riders will follow this itinerary but by all means do your own thing):

1. Book sleeper train with bike reservation to Inverness to arrive on Saturday morning
2. Book train with bike reservation from Glasgow sometime after breakfast on Monday
3. ​Book a bed in YHA Glasgow
4. Book Monday off work

​Step 2 - ​enter the race:

1. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member
2. Sign-up to the event on ​Strava
3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland18 - we strive for a 50:50 male-female split so put extra effort into encouraging women to join in

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Results

Twitter feed: #transscotland18

#TSR17: 1-2 July 2017
Name - time at finish (elapsed time):

1. Fraser - 12.29 (26h29m)
2. Jenny - 18.42 (32h42m)
3. Niall - 20.02 (34h02m)
4. Tom - 20.36 (34h36m)
5. Mostyn - as above (pair)
6. Chris - 01.02 (39h02m)
7. Campbell - as above (pair)

Scratched:

1. Stu - at Bridge of Orchy (~330km)
2. David - at Fort William (~270km)
3. Callum - at Dalwhinnie (~220km)​

DNS:

1. Colin :(

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