Let's face it, Mr. Berkeley is bullshitting.
He's clearly a very strong rider, but compared to Kurt and Steve he is disorganised. No team, no support, and now no independent verification.
Still, the Strava massive, and it seems the cycling zines, will lap it up, presumably because of his former racing pedigree. He's the kind of cyclist the sportive riders dream about being.
If he manages to keep going with his "wing and a prayer" approach (who can tell?) then I imagine in a year's time there will be articles in the main sportive riders' zines waxing lyrical about Berkeley's "triple whammy":
- the week "record"
- the month "record"
- the year "record"
Then, a year after that, everyone will have forgotten about Mr. Berkeley and will have moved on to the Next Big Thing seeking its 15 minutes of fame.