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 (2:32)
Record ethos & riding self-supported (9:01)
Planning the attempt (12:01)
Bears (15:30)
Timing & mishaps (16:52)
Nutrition (20:16)
Payday bars (25:57)
Sleep strategy (28:43)
Decision-making, fatigue, and risk tolerance (36:37)
Bike setup & gear (43:20)
Derailleur mishap (56:29)
The record (1:02:30)
What’s next? (1:08:26)
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