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A Tour of Survival for Riders
On July - 21 - 2010
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David Klein
A Tour of Survival
I don’t watch much of the Tour de France. I would probably rather watch baseball and paint dry to be honest with you. I will say that they accomplish an amazing feat, riding 2,200 miles over 21 days; most of it up high mountain passes. That’s incredible endurance and fortitude to last that long on a bike.
For comparison sake, imagine riding the equivalent of three Mount Everests, up and down. The Tour de France is also like completing a marathon every day for 21 days. ...