BREST, France: German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger won the mixed annual 4,000km cycling Transcontinental Race on Monday , becoming the first woman to do so.
Kolbinger, 24, arrived in Brest, north-west France, after 10 days 2 hours and 48 minutes in the saddle since starting the seventh edition of the race in Bulgaria on Jul 27."I am so happy to win. I was targeting the women's podium, I didn't think I could win the whole race," said Kolbinger who was taking part in her first self-supported ultra cycling event.
The more than 260 remaining competitors, racing as solo male and females as well as in pairs are expected to cross the finish line over the coming hours and days.
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