Originally Posted by
bruised
I try not to torture myself by watching the TDF on the box. It was bad enough seeing the cycling section at the local Triathlon last weekend here in town. Those guys were flying and they're not even pros!
At the first IM70.3 (Buffalo Springs) I did there was a bike turnaround at about 20 miles or so. I was heading toward it at probably 14 mph into a screaming hot headwind when the first of the pros came by in the other direction. I remember being amazed that I could HEAR them as they went by.