How Much Sleep Do Race Around Ireland Racers Get?
Sleep management is going to be one of the biggest challenges of the event. This applies to everyone including racers, crew, and race staff. The challenge for racers is balancing the need for sleep, which means time off the bike, against continuing to move down the road. This is critical because the clock doesnt stop, even for sleeping. The solos at the front of the race will sleep for as little as 90 minutes a day. Just to finish within the time limit. Racers can’t afford to sleep more than about 4 hours a day at the most. Teams have the advantage here and can continue racing 24 hours a day as racers rotate. While one sleeps, another races on down the road. We expect that some racers will experience a situation where they can be entirely awake and lucid and still hallucinate, or they can be so tired that reality starts to shift. Officials and crew will be constantly paying attention to a racer’s condition and to safety. Safety is the top priority and officials and crews will stop a ra
