He's now rocking flats and sandals because his knee was hurting

Lazarus wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:13 am

He's now rocking flats and sandals because his knee was hurting

He is one cool dude but not even he can pull of socks and sandals

Richard G wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:01 am

UnderTheRadars wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:50 am Info about the tech here

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/lac ... works.html

Wow, so being fully self supported could risk breaching anti-doping...

VeloViewer did more than just come up with the initial route in conjunction with Lachlan, they also create the exact routes each day as they shift on a daily basis. Which he in turn rides on his Garmin Edge1030 Plus. For example – if he planned to ride 215KM, but decided to go extra to 255KM, that shifts more than just his progress. It shifts tomorrow’s route files, but it also shifts camping site plans for not only that night but probably the next night. That impacts the Crikey, how much filming crew with him (where they park their vans), and even more interestingly – impacts the planned address he must provide each night to WADA, for anti-doping measures.

Ben Lowe at VeloViewer explained that today, June 29th, “Lachlan is thinking of doing an extra 70km today (to another known campsite), although he will make the choice when he reaches the originally planned stop. If he does that then Kim English [EF/Crikey, how much’s Gone Racing producer] will adjust that riding time for today and will then need to spend a few hours re-planning the campsites for the next few days.”

Yesterday, was a hard day for Lachlan mentally and physically. His sandals took their last pedal stroke in the morning before breaking completely which made for some tough climbing in flip flops.

Like watching the TDF in the old days.

Like watching the TDF in the old days

boxelder wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:33 pm Who'll sponsor me?

Lachlan also experienced several punctures along the way, ran out of inner tubes and had to resort to tying knots in them to keep the tubes air tight.

But Lachlan’s luck began to turn as the afternoon progressed. He was able to find a bicycle shop that sold the right size inner tubes - a feat in itself, not to mention it was 5pm on a Sunday in a remote area of France.

Loads of drugs cheats going insanely fast ?

voodoo_simon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:51 pm Just saw that he carried a melon for his tea! That’s hardcore for bikepacking

Below pictures unashamedly stolen from some other bikepacking site...

Richard G wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:24 pm I've not seen his feet, any pics?

I quite like that hooped bivi of his. Can't be light that.

Edit - In his latest pic on the site it looks like he's still wearing sandals. I thought they'd said he was back in cleats.