Originally Posted by Rowan

Not qite... we can at least ride all year round without three-quarters of the continent covered in great white sheets of snow. And the temps never get below -5 deg in the large population centres -- and even then, only on one or two days of the year.



An interesting individual is Stuart O'Grady who at the age of, what? 40? has lost his edge in speed but has become the on-road commander of his team. He won't ever win a TdF stage again, but his team will because of his experience, endurance, and ability to pick the right tactics. So in a sense, he will still be a winner.