Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Such as whom? I doubt very many if any of the top TDF sprinters are using a 50 in flat stages of the Tour. Are you talking about what these guys might ride on Mountain stages, when they're just trying to stay on the bus to finish the stage?
Exactly. They've got 53/11, or larger, for flat stages. But rest assured that they're still better climbers than most of us here, using 36 or 34 chainring to stay on the autobus.