Sofia–Varna–Sofia 2004

(A plan)

For the official control listings please see Audax Randonneurs Bulgaria's Route Description page.
Day 1: 4 am to 9 pm - Sofia to Veliko Tarnovo (221 miles in 17.4 hours = 13 mph ).
Control Control Arrival Time Control Closing Time Cushion (hh:mm) Break (hh:mm) Control Departure Time Next Control (miles) Next Control (hh:mi) Day Miles Total km Elapsed Time Speed MPH Comment
Sofia Start       Thu 4:00 am 90.1 6:00 0.0 0 0:00 15.0 Start
Yablanitza /ravitaillement/ Thu 10:00 am Thu 1:40 pm 3:39 1:00 11:00 am 55.3 3:57 90.1 145 6:00 14.0 Brunch
Troyan 2:57 pm Thu 7:36 pm 4:38 1:03 4:00 pm 75.2 5:22 145.4 234 10:57 14.0 Afternoon break
Veliko Tarnovo
(Hotel Trapezitza)
9:22 pm Fri 3:40 am 6:17 6:38 Fri 4:00 am     220.6 355 17:22   Supper & Sleep
Day 2: 4 am to 3 am - Veliko Tarnovo to Madara (250 miles in 23.2 hours = 11 mph ).
Control Control Arrival Time Control Closing Time Cushion (hh:mm) Break (hh:mm) Control Departure Time Next Control (miles) Next Control (hh:mi) Day Miles Total km Elapsed Time Speed MPH Comment
Veliko Tarnovo         Fri 4:00 am 44.1 3:09 0.0 355   14.0  
Bistro Popovo Fri 7:09 am Fri 8:24 am 1:14 1:06 8:15 am 48.5 3:27 44.1 426 27:09 14.0 Breakfast
Isperih 11:43 am Fri 1:36 pm 1:52 2:02 1:45 pm 106.3 8:10 92.6 504 31:43 13.0 Lunch, Hostel Dimitorovetz
Varna, centre 9:55 pm Sat 2:34 am 4:38 1:05 11:00 pm 51.0 4:14 198.8 675 41:55 12.0 Late Supper
Madara Sat 3:15 am Sat 9:44 am 6:28 6:00 Sat 9:15 am     249.8 757 47:15   Sleep
Day 3: 9 am to 3 am - Madara to Bistro Byalata (165 miles in 18.2 hours = 9 mph ).
Control Control Arrival Time Control Closing Time Cushion (hh:mm) Break (hh:mm) Control Departure Time Next Control (miles) Next Control (hh:mi) Day Miles Total km Elapsed Time Speed MPH Comment
Madara         Sat 9:15 am 107.5 8:57 0.0 757   12.0 Lunch en route
Sliven, Bistro Omega Sat 6:13 pm Sun 12:53 am 6:39 4:02 10:15 pm 57.2 5:11 107.5 930 62:13 11.0 Supper & nap
Bistro Byalata
reka /ravitaillement/
Sun 3:26 am Sun 8:39 am 5:12 4:04 Sun 7:30 am     164.7 1022 64:26   nap until daylight
Day 4: 7 am to 8 pm - Bistro Byalata to Sofia (114 miles in 12.7 hours = 9 mph ).
Control Control Arrival Time Control Closing Time Cushion (hh:mm) Break (hh:mm) Control Departure Time Next Control (miles) Next Control (hh:mi) Day Miles Total km Elapsed Time Speed MPH Comment
Bistro Byalata         Sun 7:30 am 114.3 12:42 0.0 1022   9.0 Lunch en route
Sofia Sun 8:13 pm Sun 10:00 pm 1:46 :00 Finished 0.0 0:00 114.3 1206 88:13    
 
      Total: 27:00   Total: 61:13     Avg: 12.2  
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