Principle
What deciding for yourself over distance means.
On the line you make the decisions yourself. Route in detail, rest, sleep, food — it is all yours.
These decisions are not the edge of the ride. They are the ride. When you ride on and when you stop changes a distance more than pace alone.
On the road, judgement counts: read the situation, know your own measure, decide in time. Fatigue makes that harder — and that is exactly the task.
