http://www.bicycle.net/2009/racing-in-france-just-another-rant cycling news, product reviews, original bicycling essays, bike podcasts and video -- Tour de France 2010 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.bicycle.net/2009/racing-in-france-just-another-rant#comment-80536 RL Callo Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.bicycle.net/?p=5405#comment-80536 These stories repeat themselves over and over. Racing in France know some French. Belgium know Flemish or French. Germany or Holland you can get by with less of the native tongue. The funny thing about all euro race stories is the lack of prep done by racers. You can race in Flanders 5 days a week and nobody gives a damm about talking, 30 mph for the first 30 min of the race. After the beginning blister half the field is gone.5 or 6 hard attacks 20 more drop out or pretend to be having some kind of mechanical problem or a flat.If you want to be fast go to France,Belgium or Southern California. Every English speaking Pro got there via the same route.Bike racing has one language, suffering. Suffering is done with one's legs. I hope to read more about how areo carbon wheels would have helped the cause. These stories repeat themselves over and over. Racing in France know some French. Belgium know Flemish or French. Germany or Holland you can get by with less of the native tongue. The funny thing about all euro race stories is the lack of prep done by racers. You can race in Flanders 5 days a week and nobody gives a damm about talking, 30 mph for the first 30 min of the race. After the beginning blister half the field is gone.5 or 6 hard attacks 20 more drop out or pretend to be having some kind of mechanical problem or a flat.If you want to be fast go to France,Belgium or Southern California. Every English speaking Pro got there via the same route.Bike racing has one language, suffering. Suffering is done with one’s legs.
I hope to read more about how areo carbon wheels would have helped the cause.

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