the curse of the yellow jersey?
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Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
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- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
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asterix
Comrade Member
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- Limoges or York
If you google "the curse of the yellow jersey?" and look at the results then you'll see just how much of a curse it is.
No Shit?
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
An odd one this...I saw on a programme recently that all mammals get a billion heartbeats, give or take (assuming they aren't struck down by a falling grand piano or horrible disease). Which is why wee tiny beasties (with very fast rates) die young; larger animals live longer.
Millar was wrong, for the simple reason that being fit gives you a far lower resting heart rate - and even keen cyclists spend a lot more of their time not cycling than cycling.
One oddity: man is the one exception to the 1 billion rule. Apparently we - and only we - get a lot more. It was either two or four billion, can't remember which - but either way, it's far enough away from 'the mammalian norm' to be a bit of a mystery.
dragon72
Guru
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- Mexico City
Quite a few non-yellow jersey winners die young too.
My grandad, a schoolteacher, died when he was in his 30s.
I don't think he ever won the YJ.
But he was a Scot, and ate and drank like one, so not so surprising.
My grandad, a schoolteacher, died when he was in his 30s.
I don't think he ever won the YJ.
But he was a Scot, and ate and drank like one, so not so surprising.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
I'd better get sewing my oats ASAP then!
Stig-OT-Dump
Guru
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- Glasgow's sunny southside
Sewing oats? Is that to make some kind of yellow jersey out of straw? That all seems a little bit too Wickerman for me. You should try shagging around a bit.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
I don't know what you mean, please do explain. I know it has something to do with birds (of which a Shagg is a sea bird, I know) and bees, or something strange like that, but please, do explain.
Thanks.
asterix
Comrade Member
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- Limoges or York
Yes, there is something fishy about that post.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
Generally that's what sea birds hunt for.....
oldroadman
Veteran
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- Ubique
If the total number of beats is a measure, a lot of old riders will live a long time. Even years after stopping racing, pulse at rest is still only upper 40s, and back in the day, 38-42 was the usual. Mind, the times spent at 170 - 215 might compensate a bit!
Age is probably genetically programmed from the day you are born, and what affects that is lifestyle, so I would rather have had mine, than wrecked my body on booze and fags, then died early of a horrible disease. But people know what bad diet and stupid smoking/drinking habits do, and continue to do it, so nature sorts them out in many cases.
I reckon looking at family history I should make well over 80, and less and someone will get sued...
Age is probably genetically programmed from the day you are born, and what affects that is lifestyle, so I would rather have had mine, than wrecked my body on booze and fags, then died early of a horrible disease. But people know what bad diet and stupid smoking/drinking habits do, and continue to do it, so nature sorts them out in many cases.
I reckon looking at family history I should make well over 80, and less and someone will get sued...
This is just a myth. It is true that a heart is limited to some amount of heartbeats (which, by the way is not specific), but by exercise you actually gain heart beats in the long run, because as you get more and more fit, your heart will make less and less heart beats when not doing exercise (which is the case most often).
That's at least how I see it.
That's at least how I see it.
