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In most racing (not TTs and hillclimbs obviously) it's more about race smarts and knowing when to attack based on your body's strengths. It's not that a sprint-focused guy will always lose longer races, they just have to save it for as long as possible and an enduro rider will see no benefit from sitting behind said sprinter until the last lap. Basically, you have strengths/weaknesses but you can train both and you can use your strengths in all kinds of magical ways... :)
Shit, I used to be dying at the end of a 100k ride.. now I'm doing double that and I'd even say "comfortably".