Hours, not minutes, define Ten Dam’s GC lead at Transcordilleras gravel race

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Race leader Laurens ten Dam likened the need for a timing system at Transcordilleras Rally Colombia to be more like a churchtower clock with two hands rather than a high-tech mechanism to track each second. That was evident once all finishers crossed the line on Thursday after stage 5, as the separation between the Dutchman at the front of the race was just over 24 hours, a full day, ahead of the last rider in 52nd position. 

It’s gravel, it’s adventure, and its measurements are immense. There is no time cut at the Transcordilleras Rally, which crosses the three mountain ranges in Colombia with a total of eight stages that add up to 852…