rich 1.0 Day 8 of TCRNo12 and the temperature is rising. Robin Gemperle (001) still leads the field, but Nicolas Châtelet (126) is refusing to let the elastic snap. Race Reporter Jake Thorpe finds out how Nicolas is approaching the final stages of the race. Control Team 2 is left chasing shadows as the pace also climbs in the FLINTA category. Race Reporter Sophie Potter catches third-placed Lea Hamberger (404) outside a roadside petrol station, remarkably ahead of schedule. We also hear from Josh Ibbett (101) after a bee sting landed him in hospital, while Elise Sauvinet (303) celebrates her birthday with the team at CP2. We invite you to follow along with our race coverage through this daily podcast, our daily race reports, and on TCR Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetranscontinental/) . TCRNo12 tracking and race reports here: https://www.lostdot.cc/tcrHosted and produced by Iain Broome. Lost Dot Podcast: The Transcontinental, Trans Pyrenees, and Accursed Race. https://audioboom.com/channels/5003904-lost-dot-podcast-the-transcontinental-trans-pyrenees-and-accursed-race Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43764361/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8933548/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>