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18 and 20 were together 3 days ago in Chur; 18 went south over the Splügenpass to Como and 20 went through all the mountains, over Oberalppass, Furkapass and the col de la Forclaz to Chamonix and that seems to have cost 150km and 7 places on the road.

The effort I've put into pressing the refresh button, I could probably have ridden across Europe myself.

Just met Chris Thomas at the top of the Splügenpass, looking fresh (him, not me).

Meanwhile Chris Thomas appears to be heading for Bellinzona and Sam Thomas has chosen a route right up the middle of the Alps. Could be tough going that way.

Pawel has gone over the Maloja pass and is making good progress down the other side towards Como.

Looks like it. The scenic route.

Bad luck Frank, but if you're like skinny you will come back stronger than before.

Fiona Kolbinger appears to have found a hotel. Ben Davies' dot has stopped next to one as well. Just 50km between them.

Hahaha. Bodge!

I'll keep watching as long as your dot keeps moving :)

Keep an eye open for your free cake shortly before the CP3 parcours:
https://twitter.com/ustariaposta/status/­1156913621286445057

Does going through Liechtenstein put her one country ahead or not?

Good call. Isn't dotwatching brilliant.

Looks like Fiona Kolbinger is staying in the mountains, she's turned left at Feldkirch.

Thanks!

I guess the bit from Turin up is a bummer, and I've no idea what traffic in the north of Italy is like. I've ridden along the north-of-the-alps option; it's effectively Swiss national cycle route no. 5 and it means a lot of urban around Zürich and the wind in your face between Neuchatel and Lausanne, but otherwise OK.

Engadin has better scenery, but it's a race.

Free cake!

https://twitter.com/ustariaposta/status/1156913621286445057

On the move again, she has confounded my expectations by heading west. Obviously I haven't spent any time planning a route but I was anticipating her going back down to Landeck and then up the Inn valley and the Engadin towards Como.

She's reached control 3. That parcours would have killed me.

Fiona Kolbinger regained the lead overnight. Looks like an exhausting day coming up watching her dot go through the Alps.

rj's reached Slovenia, and Fiona Kolbinger has put 15km into Ben Davies today.

Really I should be doing some work.

What's 235 doing?

somewhere in South West England

Looks a lot like the memorial in Corfe Castle village.

That's really nice, luckily it's too big for me. GLWS

Magura HS33s if they fit. Best rim brakes evar.

Closer up of just the bike for your entertainment. As you see I am using the proper fork because i) it's really shiny, and b) I couldn't get the crown race on the carbon one properly in any case. In the unlikely event I get some ridiculous deep carbon rims one day I'll try it then. Perhaps I will rattlecan a silver/blue fade on it. Don't hold your breath though.

being ridden on roads that do it justice.

I was in the Rhine gorge in Switzerland, on a road with overhanging rock bridges, precipitous drops, hairpins and everything. Scorching day today.