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Old 07-03-2011, 03:38 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon View Post
Except the day after a triathalon you get to stay in bed as long as you like and then go out for a big pancake breakfast, the day after a 300 km stage in the tour you get to do another 300 km stage, and another, and another.
The tour is no doubt grueling, there's no debating that, but I think that the amount of sheer pain and effort an Ironman triathlete packs into one day is the most concentrated amount of tough there is. Having to run a frickin' marathon after you just did two already grueling stints boggles my mind.

Both sports get my respect. Although with all the roidbots in professional cycling these days, much less so.
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