Originally Posted by Richard Cranium
And then as I previously mentioned, every ride is different, and every chance to sleep and your need for sleep will be different also. Just about all the comments in this thread are just BS. keep an open mind about when, how much and how often you'll need to sleep on a long ride. You'll never know ahead of time, nor the "next time", after that.
Such strong opinions Richard Cranium
Agreed, every person is different, with different requirements - however the OP asked what we did regarding sleep on long rides. I've found what works for me (get at least 3-5 hours between midnight and 6 am) and it has proven remarkably consistent for 7 (so far) 1000+ brevets over the last decade or so. I expect my next few 1000+ brevets to be similar. YMMV