Off-season training for Tour de France pros

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  • October 25, 2013 at 5:01 pm #984416
    mstone
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    they’re lucky none of the cyclists were accidentally broken.

    October 25, 2013 at 5:02 pm #984417
    PeteD
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    Was seeing all the tweets last night.

    Seeing Kittel (one of the bigger pros) dwarfed by a sumo is a big illustration between the two sports.

    http://instagram.com/p/f5FawwjMsG/

    The event is one of those put on by ASO, so I’ll bet only stage winners/jersey winners were invited.

    –Pete

    October 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm #984418
    Vicegrip
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    @mstone 67549 wrote:

    they’re lucky none of the cyclists were accidentally broken.

    ..or lost in a crack or skin fold.

    I love it. 100% polar opposite skill and genetic requirement pools. next up sumo guys on bikes.

    October 25, 2013 at 5:15 pm #984420
    PotomacCyclist
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    @Vicegrip 67551 wrote:

    ..or lost in a crack or skin fold.

    I love it. 100% polar opposite skill and genetic requirement pools. next up sumo guys on bikes.

    Sumo guys on bikes? Talk about something getting broken.

    October 25, 2013 at 5:19 pm #984422
    PotomacCyclist
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    @PeteD 67550 wrote:

    Was seeing all the tweets last night.

    Seeing Kittel (one of the bigger pros) dwarfed by a sumo is a big illustration between the two sports.

    http://instagram.com/p/f5FawwjMsG/

    The event is one of those put on by ASO, so I’ll bet only stage winners/jersey winners were invited.

    –Pete

    I read that Peter Sagan was there too. I was just about to say that he would be good for an event like this. Not that he’s big enough to be a competitive sumo wrestler, but he has more non-traditional athletic skills than most Tour de France pros do. I don’t think most cyclists can do a wheelie on a road bike and ride up the back of a parked car like he does. At the very least, he would probably be the most entertaining cyclist to enter a real sumo match.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-froome-and-sagan-step-into-sumo-ring-ahead-of-saitama-criterium

    October 28, 2013 at 2:24 pm #984525
    grandallj
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    The real question is: Will Rapha expand their line to reach Sumo-Fred?

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