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Light and fast. Yeah, like that guy that lasted 2 days in TABR. :)
You can go light, but you're still only gonna go "fast" for a day and if you go too light you might not get to go fast at all.
Yeah, the other thing is look at Nelson, he weighs about as much as my left arm. He could probably do the whole route on a Snickers (okay, maybe a Snickers Duo) but imagine how much energy I need to get my bulk over the same mountains?
hippy
That's right.
Nelson has the best idea of how far per day but it is but it is pretty hilly, virtually all off-road and altitude will be a factor on the climbs. He's doing a finishers' party on day 15, so he must reckon it will take more than a week for most people to get round. Total distance / 15 days = 113km/day. Maybe I could do 140 or 150 but I doubt 200.
Greg Melia, the guy who you met last year in Macedonia who was touring / stalking the TCR, did a tour there this year and he reckoned he was only managing 80km per day when riding long days - but obvs not ultra-race days.
He's opening it up for debate to see what people think. You can tell from the responses that some people haven't quite grasped it, though, one guy talking about option of going light and fast instead of carrying stocks of food.
If I was Nelson I'd be looking to tweak the route to go through a couple more towns, if there are any.