We are extremely proud to report that Markley Anderson and Paul Loete of Team Crank have successfully completed the European TransAlp Race! This race is eight straight days of brutal climbing through the mountains of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Although they will be posting a full race report on their blog by this weekend, they did give us a little preview.
It was a tough race and they were almost out of contention from shortly after the start. Markley had a bad crash that left him bloodied and pretty shaken up. He managed to hang on and ride through it for 4 hours until he finally crossed the finish line. Although they got into a rhythm after that, the nature of the course was relentless. With almost 65,000 feet of climbing over 375 miles that works out to an average of over 8,000 feet of climbing and almost 50 miles a day... off-road! The conditions were so tough that over 20% of the competitors would drop out by the end. Just to finish is a massive accomplishment. You can check out all of the details of the event itself at the Bike TransAlp website.
The guys were happy to report that all of their equipment performed far beyond their expectations. They use a lot of Sette components and accessories and the very core of their ride is a Sette full carbon mountain bike frame. And if you're wondering when you'll be able to get your hands on one of these beautiful and affordable frames, check the Price Point site after September 1st. Sette has promised to have a bunch of new bikes and frames to us by then.
As Team Crank shares more news, stories and images of the race we will share some of them here. In the meantime, congratulations Paul and Markley!
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