On Jul 29, 7:24 am, RonSonic wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:39:40 -0700, wrote:
These guys sacrifice their health to win taking drugs and doing
anything else to cheat so why do they respect the custom of not
competing on final stage? Lets say you are in second by a few seconds
and know you can win the final stage. Do you really give up even the
stage win? I just dont get it.

They do not respect a custom or tradition, they respect the other riders and
their teams. You can attack but all it will do is **** everyone off after they
chase you down. If the wind and terrain make a break possible, someone will take
it, but usually that doesn't happen.

Ron

I guess I dont really understand the sport. If it was a game of tennis
where it was all about skill I could understand that if someone beat
you for the past 19 games there would be little point to try to win on
the 20th try, but this is more an endurance sport. The lead guy could
be totally drained by the last stage so you should at least test him.