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Re:Lachlan Morton completes 5,510km Alt Tour, beating peloto... by boringg on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:28AM (#27820661)
He's riding a completely different ride. He isn't riding it for time per se but rather amount of days. Yellow Jersey at the tour de france rides for total elapsed time. Completely different levels of work involved.

For example - it says Morton was riding for 12 hours a day. Same riders on tour would be doing that ride in significantly less time. A completely different ride and bicycling capabilities.

I'm not diminishing what he has accomplished (which is awesome) just pointing out the differences.

For example: Sepp Kuss who won the stage the other day (https://www.strava.com/activities/5612150086) effort vs the ride by Morton Lachlan (https://www.strava.com/activities/5595556740). Morton's riding a roughly different ride (same terrain but different set up) and riding by about half the speed and 30% more distance.

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Re:Lachlan Morton completes 5,510km Alt Tour, beating peloto... by tksb on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:39PM (#27826018)
While this is all technically true. Lachlan and Sepp both are former winners of the Tour of Utah in the USA, which is shorter than the tour, but generally at a higher altitude with alpine climbs rivaling the staples of the Alps/Pyrenees in the TdF.

Lachlan was one of handful of pro/ex-pro riders to start tackling the Everesting[1] record as well, which is a clear example of his ability to ride at (and above) the "level of work involved" in a TdF mountain stage.

[1]:https://everesting.cc

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Re:Lachlan Morton completes 5,510km Alt Tour, beating peloto... by 11235813213455 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @12:15PM (#27822785)
competitive riders also have all the road for themselves, makes things a bit easier
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Re:Lachlan Morton completes 5,510km Alt Tour, beating peloto... by taneq on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:36AM (#27820763)
Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense.
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Re:Lachlan Morton completes 5,510km Alt Tour, beating peloto... by johnofthesea on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:00PM (#27826259)
> and 30% more distance closer to 40% so spreading the effort through hours per day is understandable.
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