There is no easy way to get through The Traka 360, which is set to unfold on Friday in Spain, but there is a hard way to tackle the Spanish gravel race and that is the potentially race-winning approach, which Lachlan Morton (EF Education-EasyPost) likens to holding your hand to a flame.
“For anyone who's just trying to get around the 360 course, maybe at a pace that is faster than last time or at a pace that's sustainable, you have to be pretty conservative in the beginning,” said Morton in an EF Education-EasyPost release. “But if you're trying to race to win, the pace is dictated by everyone who's racing.
"So, you have to buy into it and just keep the hand in the fire for as long as you can. That's the way these races generally go. Whoever can hold the hand in for the longest wins. That is the plan for the Traka."
