Originally Posted by
GovernorSilver
Yeah, that's the famous race. You can see them sitting every now and then. For example, around the 6 min. mark Pantani is sitting. Armtrong takes a seat around 8:50 even while he's chasing Pantani.
Even for cyclists of that caliber, standing for all 20km is simply not possible.
Yes, but clearly when they want to make an aggressive push, they are standing. Looks like they are sitting when they just have to catch their breath for a moment.