Yes, I don't get that comment either! This isn't a direct competition .
It is nothing other than a direct competition.
Only one person can hold the record, and we have two riders who appear capable of getting it.
Steve beating Tommy's record may mean something to the tiny audax community, but it will mean very little elsewhere if
Kurt rides further.
I see Kurt put in his longest ride to date after Steve's email was released.
Seems likely to me those two things are connected.
Kurt wants the record.
As of two days ago, all he had to realistically do is beat it.
He now needs to set a mark that Steve cannot beat in his second attempt.
The two riders are clearly in competition.