The first riders are in Lapland. Our eyes on the road have found Mikko, Matthias and Janne.

It isn’t easy. We have three new scratches, due to getting sick. Pedro and the pair Kimmo & Jyrki are heading home.

Team Rasinperä keskeyttää ( scratched ) hyvin alkaneen kulttuuri-ja urheilutapahtuman #ruska2019. Ylähengitystiet ajokelvottomat. Edes saunassa käynti viime hetken apukeinona ei anna eväitä ajaa riittäviä kilometrejä loppukisan kuluessa. Karmea pettymys.

— Jyrki Rasinperä (@JRasinpera) September 16, 2019

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hLz4lFvnG/?igshid=20qijva3vc1y

A tough decision to make but sometimes you just need to do it. Wether you finish or not, you’ve had an adventure. Chapeau for getting out there.

It’s not easy for the ones still continuing too, but there’s always something to enjoy too and better to focus on that, if nothing is actually wrong. You get good exercise:

https://twitter.com/Tuorala/status/1173867758691508224

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2fgqEigqiu/?igshid=u0ypvfnhwtyh

You get to ride your bike and eat pastries.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2fp8GjAdwQ/?igshid=7vpo1yww69n3

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gCTSwn_3v/?igshid=13k37taipnzzd

Löytyihän se #munkkipäivitys. Ehkäpä Torniossa vielä tänään. #ruska2019 pic.twitter.com/UALYgZFQE2

— Mikko Mäkipää (@mkpaa) September 17, 2019

Ride your bike in the middle of the road with no-one to bother you.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gCMwbBqGh/?igshid=1tyncyd441tae

And the views.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2fvGU8lojx/?igshid=1o5w8v0nsqfzf

Day one report: https://www.randonneurs.fi/ruska-day-one/

Day two report: https://www.randonneurs.fi/ruska-day-two/

Day three report: https://www.randonneurs.fi/ruska-day-three/

More information about the event and route: https://www.randonneurs.fi/ruska-ride-across-finland-2019/

Link to list of participants and their twitter/instagram: https://www.randonneurs.fi/ruska-2019/

Tracking: https://www.randonneurs.fi/live/ruska2019/