Originally Posted by patentcad

Spare us tough guy. Until you've raced in some of these conditions in Europe, you have no grounds to criticize these pros, who do this for a living, and who don't have any realistic 'choice' about not participating if they value their jobs. I watch the same races as you, and I'm just astonished at the stupid, dangerous, needlessly dicey courses that I regularly see foised on the pro peloton. Some tricky courses are inevitable, but a 90º corner that's 4 bikes wide 300 meters from the end of a flat stage in the Tour of Whatever with 190 guys desperately trying to be at the point of the spear @ 35+ mph? Yeah, OK. YOU ride in that race and get back to us about how reasonable you think that is when there was a perfectly sane alternative two blocks away.

I NEVER hear pros complaining about these courses, and the fact that the entire peloton felt it was worthy of a protest should tell you something. But only if you're listening. And of course you're not.

Carry on soldier.