Transcontinental Race

A cyclist from Germany won a 4,000-kilometre race from Bulgaria to France and became the first woman to triumph at the endurance event, reports Euronews. 

Fiona Kolbinger crossed the finish line to win the seventh edition of the Transcontinental Race on Tuesday morning.

The Transcontinental began this morning in Burgas, Bulgaria on the shores of the Black Sea. At the time of writing, Björn Lenhard (cap #3) is the first rider on the road, holding onto a lead of some 20km over Jonathan Rankin (cap #15) with Chris Thomas (cap #18) a little further behind.