Originally Posted by
malpag3
Hmm yeah for sure.
Life is pretty lame without dreams.
But in another sense, what is the story with most of these guys leading up to their tours? I know some of them are pro track racers and such, but track racing feels like it wouldn't have a whole lot in common with Tour riding.
Wouldn't that be amazing though? I can't imagine the level of excitement these guys feel behind their grim looking faces.
I'm pretty sure that there are not many pro tour riders that did not start riding and amateur racing in their late teens or early twenties. And it takes four to five years of intense training at a high level for your physiology to adapt. Only young athletes can recover well enough to do a grand tour at the competitive level. Few TDF riders can ride in it past 35 years of age.