tour de france 2010 route
December 15th, 2010
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tour de france magazine
December 15th, 2010
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What do you think of comments made by times magazine?
When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam.
When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to “open” the Nehruvian economy.
It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had a Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.
He is fabulous, I don’t think he is any less than bradman now.
Magazine – Stage 16
tour de france diet
December 12th, 2010
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is it bad to bike for exercise every day?
i love to bike wheter its road or mountain, i usually ride about 70-90 miles a week. since im on the compettive side i like to push myself every ride, and these past few weeks i have been feeling little to no soreness the day after riding. is it ok to ride everyday or will it do me harm?
and how do the tour de france guys do it any special stretching or diet?
as a form of exercise, everyday rides (10-20 as you’re doing) won’t hurt you at all. If you want to get competitive, you need a more complex training schedule with a mixing of speed and endurance rides. But beware endurance for competitive riders are around 80-100 miles a ride. Stretching is good before and after, just do simple stretches for your calves, arms and back. For the diet avoid junk food but mainly stay hydrated—water does it.
I’m more of a runner but both running and cycling are cardiovascular activities and require of similar techniques. Maybe competitive cycling is not what you want, but either way its a good source of exercise. Keep it up 
Levi Leipheimer – Diet, Training & Race Prep
