"Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message
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For nations that generate low numbers of cyclists, or are simply small
to begin with (Luxembourg) it's very hard to see recent results as
anything but chance. It just happens that the genetically-compatible Mr.
and Mrs. Schleck are Luxembourgers, and their offspring are pretty much
the entirety of their country's current generation of elite cyclists.
Now that Mrs. Shleck is beyond her reproductive years, the nation's
cyclist output may be in for a great fall (see also Finland, economy,
what happens if Nokia falters).

Psst - Kim Kirchen? There were three Luxembourgers on the Tour and they ALL
ended up in the top 12.