Lachlan Morton on the Tour Divide Record, Bears, Payday Bars, & More

The stats of the Tour Divide route — 2,670 miles and 192,000 feet of climbing, mostly on dirt — are imposing, and Lachlan Morton just covered it in a record-setting 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes. So we sat down with him to hear about what it takes to plan, prepare for, and execute such a wild undertaking, how it went, why Lachlan already wants to go back and re-ride the course, but slowly, and a whole lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:The Tour Divide routeRecord ethos & riding self-supportedPlanning the attemptBearsTiming & mishapsNutritionPayday barsSleep strategyDecision-making, fatigue, and risk toleranceBike setup & gearDerailleur mishapThe recordWhat’s next?RELATED LINKS:BLISTER+ MembershipBLISTER+ Real World TestimonialsBlister LabsThis Week’s Gear GiveawayBlister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideOUR OTHER PODCASTSOff The CouchGEAR:30Blister PodcastCRAFTEDHappy Hour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.