Some cycling in action
To give some examples of exceptional riding, here are some you-tube videos showing what it means to be a professional cyclist.
evade colleagues….
Some advice for exploring more of the you-tube movies, make sure you’re finished with what ever you where doing before entering the site… you wont get back to what you were doing anytime soon.
And when you start cycling, always bring your helmet, in most countries a cycling helmet is mandatory anyway.
A few good spots to see lots of cycling in real life are the local competitions of course, but if you get the chance to go to Europe and visit the alps or any other western European mountain range, you’ll meet a lot of cyclists and even some professional cyclists.
Most of the professionals have houses in france, northern Italy or spain. and if they’re not active they’re running a hostel or restaurant where you can gape at old cycling pictures or listen to stories from the past.
I went in the off season to one of the most beautifull cycling places in europe (Briancon) and had a hard time not encountering fellow cyclists that were trying to beat me reaching the top of the mountain…. The amount of cols that are ridden in the tour each year are huge, the sun is always shining and places to stay are plenty.