The product manager of Garneau's bicycle division, Geoffroy Dussault, finished fourth in the Transcontinental Race across Europe. Nearly 300 cyclists began the ultra-cycling race in late July. The 31-year-old manager began the race on July 28 at the foot of the Mur de Grammont in Belgium and covered around 4,000 kilometers to reach the conclusion in northern Greece some 10 days later, after 158 hours of riding, at an average pace of 27.9 kilometers per hour, and 83 hours of rest. Transcontinental riders are unsupported and decide when and where they want to eat and sleep. The organization provides four checkpoints in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and Romania. This was Dussault's second attempt at the Transcontinental Race. His race was made even more difficult by an Italian motorist who struck him while he had an early lead into the first checkpoint, damaging the rear wheel of his bike. The accident forced Dussault to find an improvised mountain bike wheel for his road disc bike, and made him temporarily tumble from the 1st to the 7th place. Dussault's feedback from the race is hoped to help guide the further development of Garneau products.

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