Originally Posted by Curt Kurt
I am a young cycling fan and have not had much exposure to the race pre lance but I am really into it this year.
Its seems that the last stage is usually just a victory dance and not much happens that day.So, lets just say that after the ITT on saturday, there are a few guys within 30 seconds of each other. Will they (GC's) actually race the last stage or is that considered bad form?
IE: Is the TDF only 19 stages actually?
once it reaches the Champs-Elysées it's blazing fast. pretty much 30+ mph the whole way. the GC guys can really only keep from losing time. the sprinters will drive up the pace so high at the end that everyone else can really only coast in. any attemped breakaway by a top GC guy would be reeled very fast. so, yeah, it's a victory dance, but a very fast one.