Fiona Kolbinger becomes first woman to win cycling's Transcontinental Race
German Fiona Kolbinger, has won the Transcontinental Race, becoming the first woman to do so after cycling nearly 4,000km from Bulgaria to France unassisted in just 10 days, two hours and 48 minutes.
It was Kolbinger’s maiden ultra-endurance race.
To complete the race this year, riders had to pass through at least seven countries, depending on the selected route with Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Italy, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland among the possibilities.
Britain's Ben Davies took second place, reaching the finish more than 10 hours behind Kolbinger, in 10 days, 13 hours and 10 minutes.
Kolbinger, was one of 265 riders taking part, of which 40 were women
Transcontinental race was launched in 2013, beginning in London and finishing in Istanbul, with Belgium's Kristof Allegaert winning the opening two events before Josh Ibett became the first British rider to win the endurance race in 2015.
German Fiona Kolbinger, has won the Transcontinental Race, becoming the first woman to do so after cycling nearly 4,000km from Bulgaria to France unassisted in just 10 days, two hours and 48 minutes.
It was Kolbinger’s maiden ultra-endurance race.
To complete the race this year, riders had to pass through at least seven countries, depending on the selected route with Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Italy, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland among the possibilities.
Britain's Ben Davies took second place, reaching the finish more than 10 hours behind Kolbinger, in 10 days, 13 hours and 10 minutes.
Kolbinger, was one of 265 riders taking part, of which 40 were women
Transcontinental race was launched in 2013, beginning in London and finishing in Istanbul, with Belgium's Kristof Allegaert winning the opening two events before Josh Ibett became the first British rider to win the endurance race in 2015.
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