Lachlan Morton on the Tour Divide Record, Bears, Payday Bars, & More
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English - November 02, 2023 14:49 - 1 hour - 82.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsTechnology Sports Wilderness biking outdoor sports blister jonathan ellsworth claudio caluori technology tech mountain biking Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The stats of the Tour Divide route — 2,670 miles and 192,000 feet of climbing, mostly on dirt — are imposing, and Lachlan Morton just covered it in a record-setting 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes. So we sat down with him to hear about what it takes to plan, prepare for, and execute such a wild undertaking, how it went, why Lachlan already wants to go back and re-ride the course, but slowly, and a whole lot more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
The Tour Divide route
Record ethos & riding self-supported
Planning the attempt
Bears
Timing & mishaps
Nutrition
Payday bars
Sleep strategy
Decision-making, fatigue, and risk tolerance
Bike setup & gear
Derailleur mishap
The record
What’s next?
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