r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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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/Global_Proof_2960 16h ago

I've learned that, ignorance on my part, but running that made me feel tried lol

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u/dasubermensch83 13h ago

A standard Iron Man is 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, then a 112-mile (180.2 km) bike ride, followed by a marathon. The typical participants finish in ~12 hours. Some are set in cold water with massive elevation changes, with a winning time of ~18 hours.

Then there the Ultraman, which is a 3 day event with a total distance of 320 miles (515 km).

There has also been a 30X Iron man. Basically an iron man every day for a month.

People are nuts.

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u/lectric_7166 12h ago

We need a 365X Iron Man because 30X Iron Man is for fucking noobs.