He is covering a lot more distance than the peleton. The peleton just rides the stage. Morton has to ride from stage to stage where in some cases the peleton ma

He is covering a lot more distance than the peleton. The peleton just rides the stage. Morton has to ride from stage to stage where in some cases the peleton may take a flight to get to the start of the next stage. Also he is carrying a lot more weight. He has a tent, cooking equipment etc.