Yea. by comparison I did not have any flats. I am a firm believer in the Schwalbe Marathon tires.

He is not like a bull in a china shop. He is actually quite good on his equipment. I think it is the tires, honestly. He had the same pair during our tour of the Empire State Trail where he also had around 8-10 flats. So the tires supposedly are tacky and they pick up stuff along the way... that was the explanation during the Empire State Trail... by the Denmark tour the tires had about 1500 miles on it so the explanation was that they are worn... neither really convinced me 100%.as to be the cause.

One thing is for sure - he is pretty good and using plugs in his tubeless setup. No need to remove the wheel or patch the tube. Just pop a plug in, spin the wheel, pump more air and keep going :-)