Long 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 r

Long 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.