The fun is gone--climbing's WAY safer! In article <20040625221615.04299.00000588@mb-m15.>, Steelmnkey
<steelmnkey@> wrote:
> In recent articles previewing this years Tour de France, crashes are
> repeatedly
> cited as one of the highest dangers of eliminating a sixth win for Lance. If
> crashes at the pro ranks (at least on the road) are that much of a risk to
> deserve mention, then I'd have to say at least the pros think they're fairly
> common.
>
Of course they are fairly common. Most of the pro road racers that I
know crash once or twice a year. The track sprinters less often, my
primary point.
note that once or twice a year is not a couple of times a stage. |