Professional Cycling - Speed of this year's tour

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PedalMasher
07-16-05, 05:10 PM
I'm gonna throw this out there..... Anyone have any ideas why this tour is so damn fast?

I'm trying to think of a reason but I can't.


bunnyrabbit
07-16-05, 05:27 PM
There was a tail wind for the first bunch of stages, which accounts for some of it, no?

Also hearing about sprinters' teams doing lots of chase work.

ViperZ
07-16-05, 05:36 PM
As the years progress, so does the technology, physical conditoning and sports science. Maybe all these factors add up?

That and a tail wind or flatter stages..