Produced by Isola Press for Lost Dot

The Transcontinental Race (TCR) is tantalisingly simple in outline but fiendishly difficult in execution. A whole continent to cross by pedal power alone, via a series of mandatory parcours and control points, with no outside help and against a clock that never stops.

From the very first year, 2013, TCR established itself as Europe’s definitive self-supported ultra-distance cycling race. In doing so, it radically changed bike racing for riders and spectators alike.

This book gathers together stories from the first 10 editions of the race, from Kristof Allegaert, the first winner, and Juliana Buhring, the first woman to finish the race, through to the achievements of Fiona Kolbinger, the first woman to win the race outright, and to Christoph Strasser, one of this decade’s dominant riders, via a thousand tales of determination, digging deep and pushing limits from the pointy end of the race to the lanterne rouge.

It features stunning images from the photographers who have documented the race over the years, behind-the-scenes stories to give a true taste of the race from the inside, and in-depth essays.

Full of triumph and tragedy, the book is also be a tribute to visionary TCR founder Mike Hall, who died in 2017 while racing in Australia, and to his founding principles of integrity, autonomy, community, history and technology.

• Softcover book

• 270 x 210mm (portrait)

• 256 pages including an essay section

• More than 200 images and 60,000 words, with maps