It's pretty crazy when you think about the effort though.
I'm not sure I've ever done a >7 hour ride, and if I have it's been a sitting in at 200 watts touring along jobbie. The idea of doing interval sprints for SEVEN hours is unreal.
That ride he did has that savage kick at the back of the climb, I can't tell exactly but it looks like he's able to ride up that kick at the end staying aerobic.
Even focusing... seven hours, you can't make any mistakes. Drift off for a moment on the descent and touch the gravel on the side of the road? Toast.
Even the wear on the brake pads... he's coming off that thing like a rocket, nailing the brakes to be able to get in that U turn. I guess he's probably only weighing something in the 60 kilo range... but it's all fairly tough stuff.
I'm not sure I've ever done a >7 hour ride, and if I have it's been a sitting in at 200 watts touring along jobbie. The idea of doing interval sprints for SEVEN hours is unreal.
That ride he did has that savage kick at the back of the climb, I can't tell exactly but it looks like he's able to ride up that kick at the end staying aerobic.
Even focusing... seven hours, you can't make any mistakes. Drift off for a moment on the descent and touch the gravel on the side of the road? Toast.
Even the wear on the brake pads... he's coming off that thing like a rocket, nailing the brakes to be able to get in that U turn. I guess he's probably only weighing something in the 60 kilo range... but it's all fairly tough stuff.