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htrider wrote:Out and out fitness is (I reckon) only a small part of being able to do a fast ITT. Tolerating lack of sleep will be more important, as will being able to deal with a range of weather conditions and still be able to function.

Being able to ford waste deep rivers without crying is quite important to :mrgreen:
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...being able to deal with a range of weather conditions and still be able to function.
I expect a pro rider with good experience of the classics has this ability : )
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Generally being a professional sportsman means you benefit from being able to rest properly after training. Pro cyclists rarely "just go out for a ride" - every ride has a purpose, hence few or no grey/junk miles.

As for routes/events being "hard", I think that it's usually your state of mind and how you approach them that's key.
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In fairness though Bob, we're not all hard bastards like you / your better half. :wink:
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Lee Craigie was a pro/elite athlete for Scotland, and she's an excellent bikepacker. I don't see anything wrong with being a pro rider who happens to like going on bikepacking adventures or a bit of long distance racing. Obviously, having those big engines and being surrounded by such different environment which is racing, sponsorship, tailored training, doctors, nutritionists, antidoping tests, etc... they don't have the time to focus on bikepacking racing.

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Richard G wrote:In fairness though Bob, we're not all hard bastards like you / your better half. :wink:
I can wimp it like the best of them :lol:
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I can't believe that a pro roadies fitness couldn't be easily adapted to something like the TD. Whether they were any good at it would likely come down to their individual character rather than their previous cycling life.
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Agreed Stu.

To paraphrase someone else "it doesn't matter a moment if you can't deal with the moment"

Mental fortitude is very much under appreciated as it's not something you can bottle up and buy.

FWIW, I welcome our pro-roadie brethren to our little world. It's just riding bikes in the end of the day.
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