Think you train or race hard?

[54ny77]

Ummm, nope!

https://www.roadbookofcycling.com/bl...-paris-roubaix

This was an awesome interview, talking not just about his riding but his years as a director of cycling teams during some big wins.

"To fill the cobble-shaped hole in our hearts, I have asked one of my all-time heroes, Sean Yates (AKA The Animal), to join me for my second instalment of *Turbo Talk; to tell the story of how he famously tackled Roubaix 1994, which was crowned ‘the hardest edition of the century’."


"“There was about thirty kilometres to go and three guys up the road: Museeuw, a guy from Gewiss-Ballan… Dario Bottaro, and Tchmil.”

“Ballerini punctured, Duclos punctured, and then I… Just... Went…”

“Baldarto came with me and we just RODE. I was puking-up while riding, we rode as hard as we could, a two-up time trial all the way to the last section - Carrefour de l'Arbre.”

“We caught Museeuw and ****ing hell… he was just BLOWN.”

“Then we caught Bottaro and rode Carrefour de l'Arbre. We dropped Baldarto and I was second on the road. Then Baldarto caught back on, along with Capiot, Ballerini and Ludwig.”

“There was six of us with Tchmil in front. Museeuw and Bottaro got dropped, so It was just Me, Ballerini, Baldarto, Ludwig, Duclos and Capiot. That was quite a lustrious group.”



https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

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[Steve in SLO]

I loved this quote from Sean Yates:
“Freddy Maertens is another idol of mine. He used to say:

“You ride with a tailwind until you’re bollocksed, then you’ve got to turn around and come back.”

[daker13]

Thanks for the link to a very cool interview--great pics and a very enjoyable read.

[tv_vt]

Surprised they get Baldato's name wrong throughout that piece.

Did Tchmil win on an MXL with a Rockshox fork?

[dougefresh]

These guys are carved out of granite. I was told after watching RVV (in person) a few years ago that the top guys would do 6 hours behind the scooter the following Monday or Tuesday to be ready for Roubaix.

[oaklandhillsca]

I am burned for a few days after a 5 hr ride. Besides the physical attributes - they are all more mentally tough than I could ever imagine.

[merckxman]

Terrific interview, suffering on a level I can't imagine.