07-02-2023, 01:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-02-2023, 01:37 AM by northernblue.)
[member=906]Lods[/member] think of the TdF as a blockbuster game during the season, some players will rest up in the leadup to be in peak condition for that 1 game.
Maybe Tennis is a better understood example, you’ve got the Grand Slam tournaments and then a whole host of “warmup and satellite events” that constitute the season.
TdF, Giro Italia, Vuelta de Espania, Paris Roubex, Criterium du Dauphine then a plethora of minor races make up the cycling season.
As G2C says, on off days and even pre/post race warm up/down, the riders turn out enormous numbers
Maybe Tennis is a better understood example, you’ve got the Grand Slam tournaments and then a whole host of “warmup and satellite events” that constitute the season.
TdF, Giro Italia, Vuelta de Espania, Paris Roubex, Criterium du Dauphine then a plethora of minor races make up the cycling season.
As G2C says, on off days and even pre/post race warm up/down, the riders turn out enormous numbers
Let’s go BIG !