Ben Davies | From Bike Tourer to Ultra-distance Racer + Tips for Ultra-distance Racing Success

To become a Bike Tour Adventures Patreon click this link: https://www.patreon.com/biketouradventures For links to Ben's social media and website, follow the episode 031 link posted below and you will find all his links just before the show notes. EPISODE 031: https://biketouradventures.com/episode-031/ Follow me at… WEBSITE: http://www.biketouradventures.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQl_pNcMZA-hHckhVrpmaw FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/biketouradventures/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bike_tour_adventures/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BikeTourAdv ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bike-tour-adventures/id1464406852 SHOW SPONSORS Redshift Sports Restrap Chiru Endurance Bikes 7Mesh Clothing Brockton Cyclery Raceday Fuel Notes ~ 01m 30s Intro to Episode, who is Ben Davies and past touring experience ~ 06m 45s Making the move into ultra-distance racing, lessons learned in the first two attempts at TCR ~ 10m 15s Keys to managing stop time --> Eating and sleeping ~ 14m 00s Tips for 1st time ultra-distance racers --> Bike and gear ~ 23m 00s Talking about TCR #7 (2019) and finishing 2nd place ~ 27m 15s Biggest challenges about TCR, sleeping, speed, and food ~ 34m 00s Cairo to Cape Town fast-tour, bike and setup ~ 39m 30s Expected challenges and what he most looks forward to ~ 44m 00s Sponsors ~ 47m 00s World Bicycle Relief and what it is ~ 50m 30s Where to find Ben online ~ 53m 15s Episode 032, Arie Hoogerbrugge