Hi again,
the team is now prepared for tomorrow's race start in the gardens of the Estoril Casino. We had 3 days in Lisbon in nice apartment near Cais do Sodre station. Lisbon is pretty small and it was easy walk to most of the sights. On Wednesday we spent most of the day riding around the outdoor shops and supermarkets looking for a few crucial pieces of missing equipment. On Thursday we were picked up by the race organisers and moved to Vila Biluca near Cascais. Casais is a holiday destination and there is some beautiful coastline and surfing destinations. The weather has been really nice so far and we are hoping it will continue, but the race is sure to head to the mountains where it will be much cooler.
We know a little about the course- there are 5 stages including a prologue stage of about 7hrs. We then move to another start location before Stage 2 start at 8am Monday. There are several bonus checkpoints that teams will need to decide whether they have time to collect and still make it to the next transition area before a defined cut-off time. Race strategy will be very important and we are hoping our experience in navigation and planning will help.
The race website looks great and there should be plenty of coverage of the race. You can follow our team on this page.
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