I have a lot of respect for pro bike racers. Besides the enormous discomfort and pain they endure in the course of racing, they put up with a lot of other indignities. The doping scandals of the last few years have forced them to be monitored much more than any ordinary person would tolerate. They have to travel around the world frequently, dealing with jet lag, photo shoots, interviews, and other aspects of being celebrities.
Still, I had to laugh when I saw this quote in
Velonews from Alberto Contador on the conditions at the
Giro d'Italia:
We’ve been stuck in traffic here for hours. We didn’t get to our hotels until 11 p.m. and hardly had time to eat and get a massage.
I know I would be miserable if I didn't get my daily massage.
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