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In long distance hiking there is often a brief intersection between unsupported and supported hikers. Once I even ran into a FKT attempt hiker 3 days in a row..
by elif 5y ago
In long distance hiking there is often a brief intersection between unsupported and supported hikers. Once I even ran into a FKT attempt hiker 3 days in a row.. that was an ego boost.
Never in my dreams would I attempt to out-hike a supported hiker on purpose, let alone adding 25% offtrail miles.
This guy is proper bonkers. Kudos and props deserved.
- tokai 5y agoLong distance touring and racing are two different beasts. He rode 12 hours a day. The peloton rides ~4 hours daily. Watts numbers are also very different, as racing forces riders to spike with extreme numbers to accommodate different race situations. Like doing your absolute max effort for 20 minutes to get in/control the breakaway, and then still have to ride +100km at a high pace.
- usrusr 5y agoBut he wasn't out-cycling anyone, Le Tour is a series of short (by comparison to a full day of riding) one day races that happen to change location each day, not a single race (supported or not). This Alt Tour thing would have to be compared to unsupported ultracycling events, where everybody is proper bonkers and this performance wouldn't stand out much. And compared to what happens at supported ultracycling, well, the RAAM is yet another different world entirely.