Professional Cycling For the Fans - What's a TDF rider's typical post-race routine?
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So you finish a stage. Your legs feel like there's hatchets deeply imbedded in them. Your lungs, perforated and on fire.
What's your routine between now and hitting the sack?
Hydrate, shower, massage, eat, team meeting, hydrate, massage, stretch, hydrate, blog, tweet, eat, hydrate, change into your jammies and hit the sack?
And what do you suppose they eat post-race?
roadwarrior
07-19-09, 10:57 AM
1. Potential doping test
2. Ride back to the team bus if not held for doping tests
3. To the hotel..shower, massage...eat...sleep.
Pretty dull stuff
If held for doping you get a ride to the hotel in the car.
Doing as little as possible is the rule.
babysaph38
07-19-09, 01:12 PM
You take some more drugs that can't be detected for the next days ride.
Tomorrow's a rest day = party with young nubile TdF groupies all night!
redfooj
07-19-09, 11:34 PM
Tomorrow's a rest day = party with young nubile TdF groupies all night!
those would be the podium girls. the only fans (on side of road) are men.
wearyourtruth
07-20-09, 07:28 PM
those would be the podium girls. the only fans (on side of road) are men.
nobody said those groupies had to be women... some guys might be into that... so much thigh... so little spandex :innocent:
I would expect that they would eat some kind of food or a plate of pasta even before taking a shower or massage. A good portion of food must be taken in soon after the body cools down and within an hour of hard exercise to get the maximum recovery effect.
So most likely they ride back to the bus or hotel at a slow cool down pace while drinking a lot of water. Then go in and eat a large pasta dish. Then do the shower and massage and eat a full meal again. Probably in bed by 9-10 on race nights.