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I see where you are coming from, but some might have ridden (guessed numbers) 80% of it while others will have managed 40%. The 80% will have gained time from better bike handling / having a more rugged set-up.
Mike had a thing about not wanting to have people doing it on TT bikes and putting in more rough sections to make people use more standard bikes in order to survive.
In hindsight I wish I'd had a bigger breakfast at the CP4 hotel and used the walk up to help digestion!
I also wonder if TCR used this video (from 45 seconds) to make a bit of a point. https://youtu.be/w_1TLkDYP4M?t=43s