Tour De France

[Bazile]

You must have to be super fit to be in the saddle for 100 plus miles ,each stage

Can't say I understand the various things which are happening in the race

Yes , I know I could find out

[ToraToraTora]

imagine running 2 marathons a day for 3 weeks, yep they are amazing endurance athletes. Did you see the Queen Stage yesterday? they go up hills I can barely push my bike up! Brutal!

[sddsddean]

I'm a big cycling fan. Yes, they are all VERY fit. Miguel Indurain, who won the Tour 5 times in the 90's, once said his at rest heartbeat is 21!
Also, unlike most overpaid footballers who trip over their laces and have to have 2 months off to recuperate, they will have big crashes and get back on their bikes with blood streaming down arms and legs. Richie Porte once rode for a week with a broken arm! Tom Simpson collapsed on Mont Ventoux and his words were "put me back on me bike!". Sadly, he collapsed again and later died in hospital...one of 3 men to have died on the Tour. In case you didn't know, on the 'rest' days (the two middle Mondays), they will still go and do 150 mile ride to 'keep in trim'!

[ToraToraTora]

yep, seriously hard men sdd.

[Cloverjo]

Yup, these men are super hard

[NickorWan]

The podcasts of Lanterne Rouge on Youtube are worth a watch if you enjoy cycling. He seems to be the rising star of cycling commentators.

[Old_Geezer]

Dunno about fit. Probably need leather-like buttocks though.