Are professional cyclists the best athletes in the world?
>subjected to thousands of miles climbing over giant mountains, snow, rain and crosswinds
>have no off-season
>required to have a mental and physical stamina exceeding most other domains of sport
>race at high speeds inches apart from other riders with little to no protection
>chances of injury or death is massive
best at doping? sure
>>68103624
No, not even in the top 50
>>68103624
yes
You only know how fucking nuts they are when you get a road bike, get it going at 20mph for as long as possible and then go uphill on it.
>>68103661
have you ever ridden a bike for more than 20 miles in successive days? It's almost impossible for top-level cyclists not to be doping given the rigors they must face
Pretty much but watching it is boring
The elite road cycling calendar has an off-season, though. Most cyclists start racing as a warm up in February and end competing in September with the World Championship (majority) or in early October with Paris-Tours and Lombardia (a minority).
>>68103624
Dirt cycling disciplines >>>>>>>>>>>>>> pavement cycling disciplines
>>68103788
Yes but even the training they do in the off season would kill anybody on this site, including /n/
>>68103864
>implying /n/ rides
>best athletes
>literally propelled on a mechanized vehicle
>>68103864
and training on public roads is often as dangerous as racing outright
>>68103888
What goes on at /n/
Cycling officials on Saturday detained a bicycle during the cyclocross world championships in Zolder, Belgium, to investigate "technological fraud," and on Sunday they confirmed the bike had a concealed motor in the frame.
>It wasn't my bike — it was that of a friend and was identical to mine
>It wasn't my bike it was that of a friend and was identical to mine
>cycling will never be as good as it was in the 90's
>>68103661
DOPING POWER RANKINGS
1. NFL
2. MMA
3. Boxing
4. Tennis
5. Track and Field
6. Cycling
7. Baseball
>>68104037
Train autism, meme wheel diameter debates, and muh grams.
>>68103888
Well a few mountain goats do... but most don't.
I used to pull out 1000Km months between uni and work. Now I do maybe 100Km months if lucky!
>>68104093
holy shit I just realized that board doesn't even have 1 million posts yet. What a pointless board.
>>68104072
>no divegrass at #1
>>68104072
baseball shouldn't even be in the top 20, you get massive suspensions if you get caught nowadays. i'd wager only about 15% of the league still does it.
