Sep 15, 2005
Vande Velde tells it like it is
So you think being a bike racer is glamrous stuff. They simply ride their bike, eat some powerbars and get massages and date podium girls.
They also race at 32 mph for 5 hours and bonk on some steep climbs too. Check out Christian Vande Velde’s writeup on VeloNews about hisexperience in the Vuelta.