Originally Posted by
WxGuesser
didn't over 30 riders abandon? I'm relatively new to the whole cylcing thing.. but that seems like a lot of needing to htfu if you get paid to do it!
Early season. Classics coming. Rain. Hard course. Seemed like there were enough people there who were lighting it up.
I am sure a lot of riders chose to pull out and save themselves from getting sick or hurt before the classics, or actually were in fact sick or hurt.