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Re: 2005 Tour de France Thread!!!
Anyone wagering against Lance winning his 7th consecutive Tour win? Anyone wagering he'll be dethroned this year? How about any takers on if this will really be his last year?
These guys get their bikes up to 60 mph on some of those mountain descents, and 30 mph is pretty much their "norm" outside of sprints and descents. I've been up to 22-23 mph on my bike on a descent (I'm a newbie) and it's mind boggling to imagine screaming down a mountain on thinner tires, in high altitude (less oxygen) air, sometimes on slick asphalt and with THRONGS of people in the street waving things at you... all the while going 60 mph. You gotta love PAIN and calculated RISK to thrive in the Tour.
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