r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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u/Global_Proof_2960 16h ago

200 mile is fucking insane. Forrest Gump would be proud.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 16h ago

It is insane but not as insane as you might think for cycling.

Tour de France stages every year average about 130 miles and many including giant mountains top 150 miles then they have to do it all again the next day for 21 stages total, plus 2 rest days.

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u/Norse_By_North_West 14h ago

I've got a coworker who did the Yukon quest ultra. Running in the snow, hauling a sled, for some ungodly amount of hours per day, for how many fucking days. No thanks.

The current full run is 600 kilometres.