Gotcha, on the same page.
I imagine he’d be able to hold 290 instead of 280 {or 300 instead of 290) starting at sea level instead of 6k, and that would lead to a climb that’s roughly 3% faster per lap, no?
Agreed in theory. Though I don’t know the specifics.
IF 0.71 doesn’t actually seem outrageously high, even for an 8 hour effort. He broke the world record because his FTP W/kg is outrageously high, he descends like a demon, and he obviously has outstanding ability to focus, plus he chose a great bit of road. But if another pro with similar W/kg finds the right bit of road then I think there’s a bit to be sliced off this record yet by pushing up the IF.
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This is the bit I’m most excited about. I think there will be some added interest in this challenge due to the recent profile raising by Phil and Keegan. Can’t wait to see which other world class athletes decide to have a stab at the record. 
Hey all,
I forgot to add a link to this spreadsheet. Please know I am no spreadsheet wizard and it doesn’t comb a GPS file. Just enter distance and elevation gain for the segment, and you’ll have some basic info for comparing one segment to another.
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