Monte wrote:
Who is a better athlete: A world class marathon runner or a WC tour de France biker?
IMO as someone who encouraged a freakishly gifted 15 year old to give cycling a go and have watched him win the Green Jersey in the TDF and place 2nd in World Champs at Richmond .
At 15 years of age Michael Matthews could dunk a basketball, would place top 5 in the 100m and 1500m in city championships. He started riding and in 6 months was a National cycling champion at 16.
Today he lives in Monaco and probably makes big bucks from contract and endorsements.
The skills that some of these riders have and the physical characteristics are pretty crazy.