Originally Posted by
bobbycorno
And don't forget to factor in fewer stages, shorter stages, etc, etc.
SP
Bend, OR
ps - I would've expected a lot more than a 6% improvement, given the advances bike mfrs claim, not to mention 50 years of "sports pharmacology"
pps - oh, I forgot to mention better roads, especially in the mountains. (If I'm not mistaken, a lot of the Alpine passes in the '60 tour were still unpaved.)