Originally Posted by
Seagull01
For some, the point in a race IS crossing the finish line. Let's say I want to run the Disney Marathon next year. Well that is a race. But some skinny dude from Kenya or Zimbabwe or something wins every year. Some of the worlds best runners are invited to run there.
We are talking about bike racing here, not marathons.
Originally Posted by
Seagull01
What if you had a chance to be in the TDF? you would not go cause you can't win?
What if I view a race as a personal challenge! What if I really do not care who wins?
whooooooooooooosh.
Point was, the "average speed" of the TdF is not a measure of how fast they can go because they are not trying to go as fast as possible for much of the race.