Fourth Edition of the pan-European event will be “For Grimpeurs not Grinders” as route gets moreclimbing but shorter overall distance. For 2016 the Transcontinental will get a new finish line and four all new controls. After the first 3 editions which have shared at least one control between years, all controls will be new for No.4. A very challenging race in 2015 saw only half the field of 172 riders make it to Istanbul and many of them later than expected, next year will see a shorter minimum achievable distance of the order 3,800km (rather than 4,200km this year) but at the cost of more climbing The controls’ parcours will keep the riders in the Alps for longer instead of allowing riders a flatter route across Italy’s Po Valley as in previous years. A new finish line will also see the race terminate outside of Istanbul for the first time. For the third edition the start moved away from London to start on the Muur van Geraardsbergen, this is now the only location in common between 2015 and 2016. Race Director Mike Hall: “The 2015 race was a level harder than the previous races as the attrition rate showed. While I wouldn’t want to make it any harder, I wouldn’t want to make it any easier either. There will be a lot of climbing in 2016, but the pay off is less busy truck routes”


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