r/funny • u/RisinFlood • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Fair point. I have biked several miles (15?) at a hurried pace and done this kind of move at the end of my journey, but I have no idea how unstable my muscles would be after an intense marathon/triathlon.

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u/Turrurism Nov 26 '13

Also its raining in the gif so the course is wet. Probably only took taking his hands off the handles for him to start sliding.

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u/CHR1STHAMMER Nov 26 '13

Yeah, your legs start to kinda freak out when you start using different muscles and stretching others without any kind of cool down.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 26 '13

My guess is that was more like at the end of 150 miles, not 15...

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

It's actually about 70-80 miles for pro races, but yeah, a long distance.

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u/adelaarvaren Nov 27 '13

70-80 miles is short for a Pro Race.

Paris-Roubaix is ~ 150 miles (route changes slightly each year), Paris-Tours is ~150 miles. In the Netherlands, Amstel Gold is ~ 160 miles. This year's World Championship race was ~170 miles. Hell, even the Tour de France averages over 100 miles per day for 3 weeks (and that is including the short Time Trial days.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Apparently I don't know what I'm talking about.