{"id":16262,"date":"2023-09-18T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T04:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomic-temporary-41528274.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=16262"},"modified":"2023-09-18T14:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:45:56","slug":"2nd-place-overall-at-the-tour-de-grand-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2023\/09\/18\/2nd-place-overall-at-the-tour-de-grand-taipei\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd PLACE OVERALL at the TOUR de GRAND TAIPEI"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK so this is not-a-race-but-still-a-race, one of those ‘challenge’ events where they still classify age groups and put out the overall results, but hey a win<\/s> 2nd place is a 2nd place and I’ll take it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were a lot of people at the start line, as there are each year, close to a thousand. Of these about a hundred or so tackle it as a race, and of the hundred about 15-20 are in it for top places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best not to ask…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yep, same again…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I participated along with members of my club, the mighty Taipei Slow Cyclists – spot the pink and blue jerseys, this is we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eckart left and Sascha right<\/em> with Richard back.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

135km with just over 1km of climbing, this is the fourth time I’ve done this event, and I know the route well now as the latter part of the event runs on the ocean road that goes past my apartment block, so it kind of feels like home territory for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My fellow TSC member shot and cut a very cool video of the day which you can see below, shout out to Richard DeVries! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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