Tour de France - Pinnacle of Bicycle Racing
Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
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The Tour de France is considered to be the greatest cycling race in the world. It got its start in the early 1900s and it didn’t take long before it became fiercely competitive. It attracted thousands of viewers right from the start. Its long legacy of riders going to crazy lengths to win […]
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Posted on October 20, 2007 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina — and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal. Researchers who examined the hearts of former Tour bikers found that the athletes’ hearts were from 20 to 40 percent larger than average. Full article
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